Segments From this episode
Inflation is high, but has it peaked?
by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jan 12, 2022
Inflation is high but decelerating. So when will it decelerate to something normal?
Are wages outpacing inflation? Depends on what you do.
by Justin Ho
Jan 12, 2022
Real average hourly pay increased 0.1% in December. Generally, wages are beating inflation, but some industries are lagging.
A Warmer World
Oil jobs abound in West Texas, but obstacles hamper hiring
by Andy Uhler
Jan 12, 2022
Is it the Great Resignation? A clean-energy future? Higher wages? Or all of the above?
My Economy
How a “gap year” away from the gig economy changed this artist’s life
by Maria Hollenhorst
Jan 12, 2022
“Time became the thing we identified as the ultimate privilege,” said Atiya Jones, a visual artist in Pittsburgh.
NuScale, compact nuclear plant developer, plans to go public
by Mitchell Hartman
Jan 12, 2022
The company has created a modular design it says makes financial sense. Though carbon-free, nuclear remains controversial.
Alimony till death
From Marketplace’s “This is Uncomfortable”: When Sonia Delgado divorced her husband after 30 years of a bad marriage, she thought she’d finally seized financial freedom. Instead, she faced a lifetime of alimony.