What to expect in the April jobs report

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• Signs point to continuing job growth, but it's not all good news

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Private-sector employers added 109,000 jobs in April —more than expected, and nearly double what employers added in March, according to the latest report by payroll processor ADP.

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• Checking in on demand destruction, 9 weeks into the war

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Catherine Wolfram, professor of energy economics at MIT Sloan School of Management, talks about how demand destruction actually helps balance the oil market.

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• Corpus Christi is running out of water in the middle of an energy boom

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  As exports of oil and liquified natural gas surge through the Port of Corpus Christi, officials warn the city’s water shortage could stall growth and cost jobs.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Raising prices is paying off for streaming platforms like Disney+

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Disney+ and Hulu boosted revenues by almost 90% over the last year, and Netflix raised prices twice in just over a year. Consumers are still subscribing.

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• Barbershops have been a cornerstone of Black culture. Rising prices are changing them

  by James Bennett II

  

  Since the pandemic, men are getting their hair cut less often.

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