Segments From This Episode

• It's uncertainty piled on uncertainty for the economy

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  Despite a relief rally in the markets after hostilities seemed to have declined in Middle East, Martha Gimbel at the Budget Lab at Yale describes where there might yet be some weakness in the economy. Hint: check the bond market.

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• Investors warm to Treasury bonds after Trump-induced tumult

  by Justin Ho

  

  Just a few short months ago, investors weren’t really showing up for bond auctions.

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• Despite Iran conflict, oil companies are unlikely to heed the president's call to "drill, baby, drill"

  by Henry Epp

  

  Global oil prices are simply too low to make it profitable.

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• 1,600 feet underground in a Wyoming trona mine

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  The mineral, which goes into baking soda and glass, is Wyoming’s biggest export. The industry is bracing for impacts from reciprocal tariffs. 

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Why are more people choosing to rent rather than buy a home?

  by Matt Levin

  

  Existing home sales inched up slightly in May, but high prices and stable rents are keeping many buyers and sellers on the sidelines.

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• Gift store owner of 17 years faces toughest year yet amid uncertainty

  by Sofia Terenzio

  

  The pandemic slowed down business. Now with tariffs, Kathryn Lundeen, owner of Lundeen’s Gifts in Culver City, California, feels even more uncertain about the future of her business.

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