Segments From This Episode

• Business owners not so optimistic about the labor market

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Thirty-two percent of business owners say they have jobs open that they can’t fill. And 27% cited labor quality as their single most important problem— the highest level since this time in 2021.

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• Trump floated a 50-year mortgage to address housing affordability. How would that work?

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  A 50-year mortgage would mean you get 20 more years to pay off the house. It also means you’d have 20 more years of paying interest, and also earning less equity.

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• Wage growth is now slowing along with the labor market

  by Samantha Fields

  

  It’s slowing fastest for workers in low-wage and entry-level jobs. 

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• Consumers can't seem to get enough sauce

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  According to one report, the condiment market has grown 50% since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Will the momentum continue?

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Cities issue bonds at record pace

  by Henry Epp

  

  They’re borrowing to finance projects like new schools, roads and bridges.

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• Captions at movie theaters draw crowds (and debate)

  by Justin Barney

  

  Open caption screenings spread to theaters across the country, making movies more accessible and drawing in captions-loving movie viewers. But some fear it’s changing the movie theater experience.

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