Segments From This Episode

• As bond investors push U.S. Treasury yields higher, the UK and Japan get similar treatment

  by Justin Ho

  

  They’re worried about deficits.

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• Orders for durable goods like airplanes and appliances declined in April

  by Kimberly Adams

  

  One reason for the decline is that companies stockpiled goods in March trying to get ahead of tariffs, and are now pulling back. But it also could signal tough times ahead for the U.S. economy.

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• Consumer confidence sees highest monthly increase in four years

  by Savannah Peters

  

  The rebound was especially strong after the U.S. and China reached a temporary deal to lower mutual tariffs.

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• "Oura Paranoia" and the data that tracks our bodies

  by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang

  

  Health anxiety is growing as more and more people use wearable technology that tracks sleep and other biometric data.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Houston’s affordable real estate attracts first-time home buyers. The catch? Climate costs.

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Houston is one of the cheaper major metro real estate markets in the country. But homeownership there comes with expensive baggage, like high winds, flooding and power outages.

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• For years, craft beer was booming. Now, it’s "maturing"

  by Henry Epp

  

  For the first time in nearly 20 years, more breweries closed than opened in the United States in 2024, according to the Brewers Association.

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