Latest from Jesson Duller

• Sep 15, 2021

  Have you paid rent on time? Now that can help you get a house

  

  Also today: Susan Schmidt joins us to discuss the economy as well as whether or not Fed chair Jerome Powell will stick around. Then, we engage in a discussion about how company leaders handle the challenges that come when it’s time for people to return to the physical workplace. 

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• Sep 15, 2021

  For some workers during the pandemic, an office doesn’t get the job done

  

  Also today: China’s retail sales numbers have grown, but at a much slower rate than expected. A report from Congress says proposed Democrat tax increases to help fuel the president’s massive spending plan would impact higher-income Americans the most.

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• Sep 15, 2021

  Macau casino shares slide

  

  From the BBC World Service: Shares in a range of Macau casino companies fell by up to a third as authorities announced a 45-day consultation period on future regulation of the sector. The President of the European Commission has warned of a “pandemic of the unvaccinated” unless efforts are stepped up to share coronavirus vaccine doses around the world. And vaccine manufacturer BioNTech has announced it aims to start producing malaria and tuberculosis shots in Africa.

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• Sep 14, 2021

  How effective have the pandemic relief programs been?

  

  Also today: Jeffery Cleveland drops in to discuss the rise and fall of prices as well as what the Fed might be thinking about as inflation appears to slow down. We examine a bill that could alter how businesses like Amazon handle warehouse quotas.

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• Sep 14, 2021

  How the trial of Elizabeth Holmes sets Theranos apart from other Silicon Valley lore

  

  Also today, Hurricane Nicholas made landfall early this morning along the Gulf coasts of Texas and Louisiana, and it has once again disrupted Gulf oil production.

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• Sep 14, 2021

  Evergrande acknowledges its financial difficulties

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Chinese conglomerate Evergrande has detailed the extent of its financial problems. Plus, we examine the future of Norway’s oil sector following the country’s general election. And assess the plight of Nigerians who live near the country’s toxic gas flares, which are a result of oil extraction in the country. 

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• Sep 13, 2021

  Employers have a message for those seeking work: Help wanted. Also, free college.

  

  Also today: Julia Coronado joins us for today’s economic discussion. The BBC reports on the struggle of female gamers to boost their earning potential in the competitive gaming world of esports.

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• Sep 13, 2021

  “Common prosperity” makes a comeback in China

  

  Also today: Here in the U.S., we look at how employers are cooking up ways to draw in and retain workers in the middle of the nationwide labor shortage.

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• Sep 13, 2021

  A conglomerate on the edge of collapse could test China’s financial system

  

  From the BBC World Service: Evergrande has operations in health care, autos, theme-park developments and even bottled-water production. It’s also China’s second-biggest property developer, though with massive debts, credit ratings agencies say time is running out for the company. Plus, while nearly half of the world’s professional online gamers are women and girls, they’re only taking a fraction of the competition prize money.

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• Sep 10, 2021

  We can neither confirm nor deny exactly how much the US spends on counterterrorism

  

  Also today: We discuss President Biden’s vaccine rules for businesses with a former OSHA head. Supermarket chain Kroger is hoping to keep growing by enlisting ghost kitchens, which are restaurants that only do delivery and takeout.

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