Segments From This Episode

• When will rates go down? The answer rests on conflicting economic data.

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The numbers are sending positive and negative signs, making the future of inflation, and the timing of Fed interest rate cuts, uncertain.

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• In 2023, women’s gains in corporate C-suites were reversed

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Women, including CEOs, are sometimes hit harder by unfavorable economic conditions.

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• A look back at the 2020 Creek Fire and a harrowing escape

  by Kerry Klein

  

  Nearly 250 campers had to be airlifted out of the Sierra Nevada mountains after the fire trapped them at a lake.

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• Tired of your boss bugging you after hours? You want the “right to disconnect”

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  A bill in the California legislature would make the state the first in the nation to offer what’s already law in France and about a dozen other countries.

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• Why demand for jeans persists across the decades

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Part of denim’s staying power comes from its ability to adapt to the trends of each generation.

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• Why is there so much plastic in the produce aisle?

  by Amy Scott and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Plastic packaging helps food be transported and extends its freshness. But it contributes to climate change and clogs our waterways.

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