Oct 26, 2022

A vibe check for corporate America

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While most S&P 500 companies have beaten revenue forecasts so far, their outlooks are a little less rosy. Plus, a report on Boeing's costly supply chain woes.

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As earnings season rolls on, what's the mood of corporate America?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Oct 26, 2022

So far this earnings season, most S&P 500 companies that have reported, beat revenue expectations.

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Boeing earnings descend, thanks to inflation and lingering supply chain problems

by Andy Uhler

Oct 26, 2022

But conditions may be improving for the planemaker.

Because Boeing had fixed price points with the U.S. government, it couldn't pass along price increases it paid to vendors.

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Selling Miami

From the latest season of Marketplace’s “How We Survive, “rising sea levels threaten the landscape of Miami as sunny-day flooding and higher storm surges become more common. But those occurrences aren’t slowing the housing market.

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In the pre-holiday scramble, small businesses see a little bit of supply chain relief

by Sean McHenry

Oct 26, 2022

The owners of a record and comic book shop, a toy store, and a greeting card and outdoor gear business share their experiences.

Shelves of comic books and record bins at Phillip Rollins' new OffBeat location, in Jackson, Mississippi.

Courtesy Phillip Rollins

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COVID-19

Can pandemic relief money help schools bring kids up to speed academically?

by Stephanie Hughes

Oct 26, 2022

National reading and math scores are way down. But school leaders say it can be hard to put all that money toward instruction.

School districts have until September 2024 to spend the last of the $190 billion allocated to them in COVID relief funds.

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How the U.K.’s short-term fixed-rate mortgages are causing deep worry

by Stephen Beard

Oct 26, 2022

The recent firestorm over the British government’s fiscal policies highlighted the vulnerability of some mortgages in the United Kingdom.

Brits typically fix their mortgage interest rates on two- or five-year terms. Many are fearing refinancing because of the recent spike in U.K. interest rates.

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Music from the episode

Hard Times Paramore

Make It Better Anderson .Paak, Smokey robinson

Space is the Place Ezra Collective

Sticky July Butcher Brown

Midnight Khruangbin, Leon Bridges

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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