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Is this really a “blue-collar boom”?
Jan 21, 2020

Is this really a “blue-collar boom”?

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President Donald Trump arrives in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21, 2020, for the World Economic Forum. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images
Plus: AI goes to the movies, a new spate of retail closures and why China is leading the world in solar, wind and ... coal.

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The rise of the high-rise

by Amy Scott
Jan 21, 2020
As more and more people want the amenities of urban living, there's nowhere to build but up.
At 44 stories, Baltimore's new 414 Light Street is the tallest apartment building in Maryland.
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Corporations turn green amid rising climate concern

by Nova Safo
Jan 21, 2020
Starbucks is the latest company to announce aplans to address climate change.
A sign on display outside Starbucks's annual general meeting in 2018.
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Is there really a "blue-collar boom"?

by Kimberly Adams
Jan 21, 2020
President Trump in Davos celebrated low- and middle-class gains. But staples of the blue-collar workforce, like manufacturing, are not faring well.
President Trump in Davos on January 21, 2020.
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How Hollywood is using AI predictions in business decisions

by Kai Ryssdal and Bennett Purser
Jan 21, 2020
Although the algorithms can crunch numbers and other data, they can't quite crack creativity.
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A look at why retailers may be closing so many stores

by Marielle Segarra
Jan 21, 2020
Are retailers shedding space because they have too much or because they're not giving customers the best store experience?
People walk through a nearly empty shopping mall in March 2017 in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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Music from the episode

Sea Legs The Shins
Hit 'em High (The Monstar's Anthem) - (Tribute to B Real, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, LL Cool J And Method Man) Studio Allstars
It’s Only (feat. Zyra) - RÜFÜS DU SOL Remix ODESZA, Zyra, RÜFÜS DU SOL
Menagerie Monster Rally
Black Sands Bonobo
No Cars Go Arcade Fire
Airplanes (feat. Hayley Williams) B.o.B, Hayley Williams
Megaton Mile Local Natives

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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