Jun 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s oil cuts may not mean higher gas prices

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Strong supply and weak demand could derail Saudi Arabia's effort to lift oil prices. Then, how a rural Nebraska tradition is shifting in the digital age.

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Saudis cut oil production — but that might not lead to higher gas prices

by Mitchell Hartman

Jun 5, 2023

Cutting production usually leads to an increase in prices. Here's why that might not be the case this time.

This time last year, gas was averaging $4.85 a gallon, according to AAA. Average prices at the pump are now down more than a dollar.

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U.S. manufacturing is sluggish, with some bright spots

by Savannah Maher

Jun 5, 2023

Higher borrowing costs are one factor holding back the manufacturing sector.

General Motors announced Monday a $1 billion investment in two of its factories in Flint, Michigan. It joins a wave of sector investment in construction.

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Defaults on commercial real estate loans are rising as many workers stay remote

by Henry Epp

Jun 5, 2023

More than 3% of such loans are now delinquent.

Renters may be able to get a better deal on office space right now — but many are sticking to the sidelines.

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Going once, going twice, gone! Farm auctions are moving online, and that's changing a rural tradition

by Elizabeth Rembert

Jun 5, 2023

Farm auctions — a marketplace for knickknacks, farm land and everything in between — are often also social gathering spaces for rural communities. That’s changing as more auctions go online.

Auctioneer Ryan Creamer calls a bid from inside the trailer cab, while Austin Creamer monitors online bidding from a laptop. At this farm auction, Creamer said live auctions with internet bidders are the best selling opportunities.

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It’s not my fault I was poor

by Reema Khrais

In an excerpt from a recent episode of Marketplace’s “This Is Uncomfortable,” host Reema Khrais checks back in with Wen Wen Yang, who wrote in four years ago asking how to navigate the middle class after growing up in a low-income household.

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Make-A-Wish works to cut backlog of "wishes" to Disney World

by Leoneda Inge

Jun 5, 2023

The pandemic drastically slowed down the number of critically ill children the Make-A-Wish Foundation could send to its top destination.

“More than half of our wishes are Disney wishes," said Chris Winter, president and CEO of Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina.

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Music from the episode

Next to You Poolside

Mind Playing Tricks on Me Geto Boys

Tangerine Beach Fossils

Occasional Magic Yppah

Tower Seven Thievery Corporation

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Daisy Palacios Senior Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer

Sean McHenry Associate Producer

Andie Corban Associate Producer

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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