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The Weekly Wrap
In today's Weekly Wrap, the Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and Business Insider’s Linette Lopez chat about the economic adjustment periods of the war in Ukraine, inflation and its political fallout, and the future of economic sanctions on Russia.
What the markets can tell us about risk, financial and otherwise
by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 11, 2022
The ups and downs of trading don’t always reflect the existential risks associated with ongoing conflicts like the one in Ukraine.
Stress persists 2 years into the pandemic economy
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Mar 11, 2022
We talked with two people who were out of work in March 2020 about how the pandemic has affected their personal economies.
Cryptocurrency mining and the environment
Crypto miners came to upstate New York for cheap energy. Some regret letting them come.
by Lily Jamali
Mar 11, 2022
The miners have blown through one town's allocation of cheap power, while another has put a moratorium on new mining operations.