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Sabri Ben-Achour

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Episodes by Sabri (584)

Make Me Smart | Episode 1157

The lowdown on joint fundraising committees

May 9, 2024
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Marketplace Morning Report

A "good ol' boys" culture at the FDIC

May 8, 2024
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A (Bud) light at the end of the tunnel?

May 8, 2024
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Consumers, jobs and interest rates — oh my!

Apr 29, 2024
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A copper gold rush courtesy of the energy transition

Apr 29, 2024
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Welcome back, net neutrality

Apr 26, 2024
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One thing we can all agree on? Housing is too expensive

Apr 26, 2024
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What's up with the weak GDP growth?

Apr 25, 2024
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EPA aims to quash coal emissions once and for all

Apr 25, 2024
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Manufacturing comes out of its own private recession

Apr 24, 2024
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Economic coercion set to take center stage at G-7 summit

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
May 17, 2023
But tackling the issue is another story.
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai explains why addressing economic coercion from China is a challenge.
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Congress is looking at changes to Medicare. Hospitals aren't thrilled

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
May 16, 2023
A little-known payment change could save the federal government $150 billion over the next 10 years.
Right now, there are cases where Medicare pays hospitals more than double what it pays independent doctors for the same care.
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Prices are still rising, and consumers seem tired

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 10, 2023
Prices rose 4.9% year over year in April and 0.4% during that month. Consumer fatigue is showing in higher credit card balances and lower savings.
Consumers are going to low-price stores more and buying less per visit. They're opting more frequently for generics over name brands, per Jefferies analyst Corey Tarlowe.
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West Coast ports lost market share. Will they get it back?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 8, 2023
Stung by supply chain breakdowns and worried about labor unrest, many shippers have rerouted goods to the Gulf of Mexico and East Coast.
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Court battle over Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye songs could result in "less wonderful music" being made

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
May 3, 2023
It's yet the latest case of where to draw the line between the building blocks of music and intellectual property.
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Banks in Turmoil

For JPMorgan, loss sharing sweetened its deal to buy First Republic Bank

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 1, 2023
For one, help from the FDIC, which will absorb up to 80% of the losses coming from First Republic's residential and commercial loans.
The FDIC seized control of First Republic Bank over the weekend and auctioned it off.  JPMorgan won that auction, and it’s paying a cool $10.6 billion for it.
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GDP growth in the U.S. was sluggish last quarter

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 27, 2023
Inflation was up and inventories down, but consumer spending kept GDP growing — albeit at a slower pace.
Consumers are still buying things, but "inflation wears you down," warns Morning Consult's John Leer.
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Could the United States dollar be dethroned?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 26, 2023
Why some countries are moving away from U.S. bucks.
The U.S. dollar has been the dominant global currency for nearly a century. But some countries are now looking to diversify away from the greenback.
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We're starting to see a new normal for airlines

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Alex Schroeder
Apr 25, 2023
Leisure travel has fully recovered, but business travel hasn't. That's hitting carriers' bottom lines.
United Airlines reported hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for the first quarter of the year, but the company says consumer demand is strong.
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Why charitable giving is an essential element of Ramadan

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 21, 2023
A look at how economic headwinds economy may have affected giving this Ramadan.
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