Segments From This Episode

• What does Fed Chair Powell mean when he says the job market is in a "curious balance?"

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Hiring and job loss are in equilibrium. But it’s a fragile balance.

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• Why a big bank and a big tech company are raising wages

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The wage hikes are likely a move to remain competitive.

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• “The outlook is just flat grim,” says Kansas farmer on U.S.-China trade war

  by Amy Scott

  

  Kansas wheat farmers Vance and Louise Ehmke say President Trump’s trade war is hurting their community. 

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• The Numbers

  by Amy Scott

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• What makes mobile homes vulnerable to severe weather?

  by Amy Scott and Iru Ekpunobi

  

  Of the over 100 Oregonians that died in the 2021 Pacific Northwest heat dome, 20% of them were living in mobile homes.

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• The Seattle Fat Mall is tailor-made for plus-size shoppers

  by Savannah Peters

  

  In-person shopping for plus-size clothes can be frustrating. The Seattle Fat Mall aims to re-write that experience by centering and celebrating customers with larger bodies.

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