A "starter" home for $1 million?

Segments From This Episode

• A key index shows the U.S. economy is expanding. Elsewhere, not so much

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index showed U.S. growth for June, but readings for some of the country’s key trading partners are just plain mediocre.

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• Strong manufacturing numbers mask a sector hedging against war and tariff uncertainty

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  June manufacturing data shows strong output growth in the U.S., but analysts say much of the activity is precautionary stockpiling, rather than a genuine surge in consumer demand.

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• For this London honey seller, Brexit has been "a chaotic 10 years"

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  It’s been a decade since the referendum vote that marked the beginning of Britain’s exit from the European Union.

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• When the "starter home" price tag hits $1 million

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  It wasn't that long ago that a typical starter home might have been an urban condo. But now that people are waiting longer to buy a home, they're often looking in the suburbs.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• What can the oil crisis of 1973 teach us about today?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Andie Corban

  

  The Arab oil embargo of 1973 was a global economic turning point, said Princeton historian Meg Jacobs. 2026 could be too.

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• A fixer-upper became a forever home for this Massachusetts couple

  by Sarah Leeson

  

  Louis Tsien and Carole-Jean Smith bought their home in Watertown, Massachusetts in 1983, and, despite hiccups with the house over the years, they stayed firmly planted.

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