Jan 23, 2020

Low inflation is still a mystery

A view of the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C., in 2015. Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images

And not just in the U.S. Plus: P&G's earnings, bricklaying robots and the effects of the government shutdown, a year later.

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Central banks are searching for new tools

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jan 23, 2020

The ECB and the Federal Reserve are attempting to figure out if their approach to monetary policy still works.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said she’s also looking for answers from the public on how to change the bank's monetary policy strategy.

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

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FICO changes could lower 40 million credit scores

by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal

Jan 23, 2020

The change in how FICO is measured could make it more expensive for millions of Americans to borrow.

Fox Photos/Getty Images

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Shelf Life

What happens when a robot can lay bricks?

by Bridget Bodnar and Kai Ryssdal

Jan 23, 2020

The story of how a small band of inventors and engineers built a machine that could lay bricks. It's way harder than it sounds.

Joe Raedle/Getty Images

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Chicago developers are making use of opportunity zone investment

by Natalie Moore

Jan 23, 2020

But economic impact is hard to track without oversight at state or federal level. Critics say that's not good enough.

The Chicago Housing Authority is using opportunity zone money from PNC Bank for a commercial building in North Lawndale on the city's West Side.

Development design courtesy of Chicago Housing Authority

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Workplace Culture

Goldman Sachs pushes for more diverse boards of directors

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jan 23, 2020

"I think that this Goldman decision is symbolic of the strength of the business case and the belief people have in it," one expert said.

Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images

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Reflecting on the longest government shutdown, one year on

by Bennett Purser

Jan 23, 2020

How the longest shutdown in U.S. history changed the way one federal contractor thinks about work.

Courtesy Sunny Blaylock

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Music from the episode

Benzoin Gum MF DOOM

Live In Vanilla Boy Robot

High Tide Brothertiger

Esperar Pra Ver Poolside, Fatnotronic

Brick Ben Folds Five

Breaking Your Silence Generationals

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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