Jul 6, 2021

The latest forecast in the streaming wars? Dueling weather channels.

Jim Cantore, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel, reports on Hurricane Irene from Battery Park in New York City on Aug. 27, 2011. Jonathan Saruk/The Weather Channel via Getty Images

Plus: Iceland's short workweek and the short-term training industry.

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Oil prices are high. So why aren't U.S. oil producers drilling?

by Andy Uhler

Jul 6, 2021

Two reasons: reluctant investors and potential regulations.

$A natural gas drill at a hydraulic fracturing site on in Springville, Pennsylvania, in 2012.$

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Weather Channel and Fox vie for streaming eyeballs

by Matt Levin

Jul 6, 2021

Two new weather-themed streaming services are in the forecast. Extreme weather events have made reports more compelling to viewers, one meteorologist says.

Jim Cantore, a meteorologist for The Weather Channel, reports on Hurricane Irene from Battery Park in New York City on Aug. 27, 2011.

Jonathan Saruk/The Weather Channel via Getty Images

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Are short-term job training programs worth it?

by Jill Replogle

Jul 6, 2021

Boot camps and certificate programs have a mixed track record when it comes to getting people jobs that pay well.

Boot camps, certificates and other short-term programs have a mixed track record when it comes to getting people jobs that pay well, though they may be a solution for some looking to reenter the workforce.

Leon Neal via Getty Images

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As the CCP celebrates its centennial, how communist is China's economy?

by Jennifer Pak

Jul 6, 2021

Starting in 1978, China’s ruling Communist Party has steadily embraced market reforms and transformed the country into the world’s second largest economy. What remains of the Chinese socialist system?

Charles Zhang/Marketplace

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Iceland tried a shorter workweek, with surprising results

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jul 6, 2021

There was no hit to productivity. Could fewer hours benefit a bigger, broader workforce?

Increasingly, white-collar companies are trying the four-day workweek model. But could call centers, restaurants and retail stores make the same shift?

Oli Scarff via Getty Images

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My Economy

The economy might be recovering, but burnout can linger

by Sean McHenry

Jul 6, 2021

An online retailer shares her experience with pandemic burnout and how it's changed the way she thinks about her business.

"I'm not my business," says Patty Delgado, founder of Hija de tu Madre in Los Angeles. "I'm still a good person even if I have a bad sales day."

Courtesy Patty Delgado

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Music from the episode

Chicken In A Box Mr. Scruff

Make It Easy on Yourself - Remastered Jerry Butler

Take a Ride Onra

Blue Clouds Modeselektor

It Is What It Is Blood Orange

Cherry Chromatics

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

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