Segments From This Episode

• U.S.-EU trade pact promises new European energy spending

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  It’s more of a promise than a realistic spending boost, according to some experts.

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• As broadband shifts to "tech neutral," fiber company pivots strategy

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  The Biden-era Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program championed a “fiber first” strategy.

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• Amid high interest rates, borrowers and lenders are cautious — but not cowed

  by Justin Ho

  

  Local banks say businesses are still taking out loans, despite elevated interest rates. In some cases, that's because they don't want to wait for rates to fall.

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• After a PhD, her home bakery provides flexibility and independence

  by Sofia Terenzio

  

  Elizabeth Sund is the owner of Sundbakes, a home bakery in Minot, North Dakota.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Credit card issuers focus on cards with higher fees

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  And they're adding premium perks to justify the price.

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• GOP law may push the auto industry to build less fuel efficient vehicles

  by Henry Epp

  

  The One Big, Beautiful Bill Act zeroes out the fines the federal government charged automakers for violating fuel efficiency standards. That could change the kinds of vehicles carmakers build, at least in the short term.

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