Segments From This Episode

• What’s behind the weakening of the U.S. dollar?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Uncertainties about tariffs and inflation are part of the reason the value of the U.S. dollar has fallen sharply in the last few weeks.

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• Tariffs are affecting America’s GDP. Here’s how.

  by Justin Ho

  

  A January surge in imports will have a negative impact on GDP in the near term. A protracted trade war would drag down economic growth in the long run.

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• Amazon finds in-store grocery a harder sell

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The e-commerce and cloud company has slowed grocery expansion plans and closed half of its convenience stores in recent years.

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• By some measures, restaurant workers have gotten more productive

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Many restaurants are leaning more into takeout, which allows the same number of staff to produce more meals.

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• Student loan borrowers blocked from more affordable repayment plans, for now

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The Education Department has paused applications to more affordable plans amid lawsuits against a Biden administration program known as SAVE.

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• New technology helps blind sports fans level up their arena experience

  by Crystal Ligori

  

  A Seattle tech company has created the first tactile sports broadcast, transforming gameplay into trackable vibrations for visually impaired fans.

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