Powell's farewell?

Segments From This Episode

• Powell's final press conference

  by Kai Ryssdal, Sofia Terenzio and Maria Hollenhorst

  We recap Fed Chair Powell's eight year tenure and dissect his statements at Wednesday's post-FOMC meeting presser.

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• Corporations are still issuing bonds, even as the Iran war drags on

  by Justin Ho

  

  Companies are issuing record amounts of corporate debt this year, even though the war pushed up yields. Analysts say that could continue, especially as tech companies finance AI projects.

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• Taco Bell serves up cultural relevancy, boosting sales

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Taco Bell saw an 8% increase in same-store sales, a key metric restaurants use to measure the health of a business.

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• The scramble to prep for AI super-hackers

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  In the cat and mouse game of cybersecurity, advanced AI — like Anthropic’s Mythos model — could help both sides do more.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Trucking rates rise amid restrictions on immigrant drivers

  by Nova Safo

  

  Fewer drivers means fewer trucks on the road, and supply and demand dynamics do the rest.

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• Black unemployment is trending up. Policy is likely driving it

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  “The Black unemployment rate has always exceeded other groups,” said CBPP Chief Economist Gbenga Ajilore. “But what's different is that there's a bigger jump, and this is more sustained, and it's more long running.”

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