Apr 25, 2018

04/25/2018: The real reason the markets are nervous

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday in New York City. Following a day of steep drops in global markets, the Dow Jones industrial average rallied over 300 points in morning trading. Spencer Platt/Getty Images

(Markets Edition) The 10-year Treasury yield remains above 3 percent, which some are blaming for our market decline. We'll talk with Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings Group, about why this narrative might be wrong. Afterwards, we'll look at the connection between high gas prices and SUV/pick-up truck sales, and then we'll visit Midland, Texas, to find out why the region — one of the richest in the nation — has schools that consistently rank among the poorest in Texas.

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Oil boom cheers Texas town, but some worry about education

by Andy Uhler

Apr 25, 2018

Midland, Texas, is doing well with high oil prices but having trouble retaining teachers for its public schools.

A state-of-the-art Midland Public Library was built using sales tax money.

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U.S. automakers could be headed down a rocky road

by Erika Beras

Apr 25, 2018

For years, low gas prices fueled sales of SUVs and pickup trucks, and low interest rates made it easier for car buyers to trade up every time some shiny new technology came along. But with gas prices and interest rates rising, and tariffs on imported aluminum and steel driving up costs, automakers are facing an […]

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(Markets Edition) The 10-year Treasury yield remains above 3 percent, which some are blaming for our market decline. We’ll talk with Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings Group, about why this narrative might be wrong. Afterwards, we’ll look at the connection between high gas prices and SUV/pick-up truck sales, and then we’ll visit Midland, Texas, to find out why the region — one of the richest in the nation — has schools that consistently rank among the poorest in Texas.