Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
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With tariffs looming, businesses prepare for higher prices
Mar 20, 2025
Some goods, like produce from Mexico and home appliances from China, could get more expensive soon.
Investors grow more wary of corporate bonds as spread increases
Mar 19, 2025
As the gap between returns on government bonds versus corporate bonds mounts, investors are growing more cautious.
The benefits and drawbacks of employer-sponsored child care
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Ariana Rosas
Mar 17, 2025
"Employers are not going to necessarily be prioritizing what's best for kids; they're going to always have their bottom line as their top priority," explains Vox's Rachel Cohen.
Five years on, how has the COVID-19 pandemic shaped the economy?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Ariana Rosas
Mar 11, 2025
Pavlina Tcherneva at Bard College says that COVID provided an opportunity to rethink the labor market, health care and housing — but we missed that opportunity.
What did you do at work last week? Monitoring performance doesn't improve it, expert says
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Mar 5, 2025
Adam Grant of The Wharton School describes evidence-based strategies for getting the best out of employees.
Is the U.S. at risk of losing lithium exports from China?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Feb 28, 2025
An exclusive report from Reuters finds that one company is preparing for potentially broad bans on exports from Beijing.
With Ukraine mineral deal, the U.S. continues efforts to bolster its own supply — and lessen dependence on China
Feb 26, 2025
Ukraine would get U.S. support for security guarantees. For its part, the U.S. could weaken its own dependence on China for technologically-necessary materials.
Consumer confidence drops amid inflation expectations
Feb 25, 2025
Inflation expectations vary by political affiliation, especially with tariffs in the mix. But fears of inflation can be self-fulfilling.
Trump wants lower yields on 10-year bonds. Can he make that happen?
Feb 6, 2025
The new administration hopes that energy dominance and government efficiency can bring down borrowing rates.
The services part of the economy is growing much faster than the part that makes things
Feb 5, 2025
ADP estimates that the services sector gained 190,000 jobs in January and the production sector lost 6,000.