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Why Sikhs are flocking to the trucking industry
Mar 7, 2019

Why Sikhs are flocking to the trucking industry

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In what may be a sign of things to come, the European central bank flips back to stimulus mode. Will corporate debt trigger the next financial crisis? Monthly jobs cuts reach an almost four-year high. Plus, we take a look at why trucking has become such an attractive for Indian-Americans of the Sikh faith.

Today's show is sponsored by WellFramePanopto and Brother Printers.

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February job cuts hit three-year high, report says

Mar 7, 2019
In February, U.S.-based employers announced the highest number of monthly job cuts in more than three and a half years. Online shopping made a dent in terms of retail jobs.
In February, U.S.-based employers announced the highest number of monthly job cuts in more than three and a half years. Online shopping made a dent in terms of retail jobs.
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Amid a record driver shortage, Indian-American Sikhs are taking to trucking

Mar 7, 2019
In the last two years, one demographic has been gravitating towards the trucking industry by the thousands: Indian-American Sikhs.
Mintu Pandher sits inside the cab of his rig at the truck stop he bought a few years ago in southeastern Wyoming. He joined the industry because it was a blue-collar job that didn’t interfere with his Sikh beliefs and traditions. 
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In what may be a sign of things to come, the European central bank flips back to stimulus mode. Will corporate debt trigger the next financial crisis? Monthly jobs cuts reach an almost four-year high. Plus, we take a look at why trucking has become such an attractive for Indian-Americans of the Sikh faith.

Today’s show is sponsored by WellFramePanopto and Brother Printers.

The team

Victoria Craig Host, BBC
Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC
Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC
Daniel Shin Producer
Brian Allison Engineer
Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer
Erika Soderstrom Producer
Rose Conlon Producer
Alex Schroeder Producer