Jan 5, 2022

Brexit’s impact, one year on

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Plus: omicron's impact on a small medical practice, the uneven recovery of the nation's job market and envisioning a 2022 workplace.

Segments From this episode

The U.S. economy tries to find its happy place

by Lily Jamali

Jan 5, 2022

IHS Markit's Purchasing Managers' Indexes for services and manufacturing are a mixed bag.

Observers have attributed freight trains' service shortfalls to both pandemic-related stresses and cost-cutting to please investors.

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When it comes to the booming job market, not all states are created equal

by Samantha Fields

Jan 5, 2022

States that weren't hit as hard by the pandemic slowdown have already mostly recovered.

States that rely on tourism, like Hawaii, were among the hardest hit economically by COVID-19 but have had strong rebounds. Above, beachgoers in Honolulu.

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COVID-19

Omicron is straining medical supply chains and this small practice

by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst

Jan 5, 2022

A rural family physician discusses shortages of medications, hospital staff and beds for COVID-19 patients.

Dr. Scott Anazalone at his independent medical practice in Logan, Ohio, in 2019. As the only independent family doctor in the area, he says demand for his services outstrips supply.

Cassidy Brauner

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Will farmers dig Deere's new autonomous tractor?

by Savannah Maher

Jan 5, 2022

John Deere has unveiled a new autonomous tractor at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Farmers may be slow to adopt the technology.

Front cameras on John Deere's fully autonomous tractor are shown ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show on Jan. 4.

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Brexit

Outsider trading: A year after Brexit, how 5 small UK companies have fared

by Stephen Beard

Jan 5, 2022

Small British exporters reflect on their first full year of doing business as non-EU members. How do they feel about Brexit now?

Scarves depict the British and European Union flags. Exporters in different industries have had varied experiences with the new conditions of cross-border trade.

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COVID-19

Two years into the pandemic, what is work?

by Sabri Ben-Achour

Jan 5, 2022

An industry has popped up to manage the back-and-forth of remote, hybrid or in-person work, including software to help companies adjust to less office space.

Empty chairs sit near a closed office building in Arlington, Virginia. Many employers are eyeing downsizing as an option to offload unneeded real estate as employees work remotely.

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Music from the episode

Planet Telex Radiohead

Bassackwards Kurt Vile

Horizons Bertholet, Elior

Mirage Toro y Moi

Losing Control – Satin Jackets Remix Poolside, Satin Jackets

Everything Now Arcade Fire

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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