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  • Sep 30, 2022

    Hurricane Ian leaves damage and plenty of questions for homeowners

    A car sits in floodwater after Hurricane Ian on September 29, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
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    Floridians face a web of insurance concerns in the wake of Hurricane Ian. We break down the government shutdown-eluding bill the House is set to vote on today. A California bill makes union voting less harrowing for farmworkers.

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  • Sep 30, 2022

    U.K. budget watchdog meets with PM

    U.K. budget watchdog meets with PM

    From the BBC World Service: After a chaotic week for the British pound, Liz Truss meets representatives from the Office of Budget Responsibility. The economic watchdog will want to discuss the effects on the U.K.’s economy of last week’s proposed tax cuts. Later this week, Brazilians will go to the polls to elect their president, and a bunch of James Bond stuff goes up for auction.

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  • Sep 29, 2022

    Tropical storm in Florida also brings a host of economic questions

    Residents inspect damage to a marina as boats are partially submerged in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers, Florida, on September 29, 2022. - Hurricane Ian left much of coastal southwest Florida in darkness early on Thursday, bringing "catastrophic" flooding that left officials readying a huge emergency response to a storm of rare intensity. The National Hurricane Center said the eye of the "extremely dangerous" hurricane made landfall just after 3:00 pm (1900 GMT) on the barrier island of Cayo Costa, west of the city of Fort Myers.
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    Diane Swonk discusses the economic impacts of the storm surges in Florida. House Democrats introduce a bill to halt stock trading by members of Congress. Monkeypox can also leave a financial mark on those infected.

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  • Sep 29, 2022

    How salary ranges in postings give some power to the job-seeking public

    In his experiments, social psychologist Adam Galinsky found that while “traditional work clothing” made some remote workers feel more powerful, “home clothing” made them feel authentic and more engaged in their work.
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    First, we discuss what the damage figures from Ian, now a tropical storm, could entail. Salary ranges in job postings are giving candidates an edge. Walmart will begin offering fertility benefits.

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  • Sep 29, 2022

    Liz Truss defends tax plan

    Britain's Prime Minister Liz Truss walks out of Number 10 Downing Street on her way to the House of Commons for the government's anti-inflation budget plan in London on September 23, 2022. - The UK's new government will unveil multi-billion-pound measures aimed at supporting households and businesses hit by the highest inflation in decades. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

    From the BBC World Service: In her first media appearance since the British pound’s nosedive, the U.K. Prime Minister defended her plans despite widespread criticism and a rare intervention from the Bank of England. The Lebanese central bank revalued its official currency exchange rate, and in Germany, Porsche debuts on the Frankfurt stock exchange.

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  • Sep 28, 2022

    It turns out Wall Street titans and WhatsApp do not mix

    Trading on Wall Street these days is different from what it used to be even 15 or 20 years ago.
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    Heavy hitters on Wall Street admitted to record-keeping violations and now face billions in fines. Susan Schmidt of Exchange Capital Resources discusses the British bond market with us. We tackle the question of whether colleges should be responsible for parts of student debt.

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  • Sep 28, 2022

    A part of Medicare for seniors actually gets … cheaper?

    OSHA required health care employers to provide things like training and adequate ventilation, but those protections were temporary.
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    We try to explain why some Medicare premiums are actually going down. Explosions on the Nord Stream pipeline have some suspecting sabotage. We check in on the state of the SNAP program as the White House talks hunger and nutrition today.

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  • Sep 28, 2022

    IMF warns U.K. over its economic future

    IMF warns U.K. over its economic future
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    From the BBC World Service: In a move usually directed towards emerging and developing markets, the International Monetary Fund has openly criticized the British government’s tax strategy unveiled on Friday. Since then, sterling has plummeted and the cost of borrowing increased, but the Treasury insists on going ahead with the plan. And in Germany there’s been muffled reactions to what is now thought to be an act of sabotage on the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea.

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  • Sep 27, 2022

    Home prices take a step down. What could that mean for rents?

    Though the Fair Housing Act requires appraisers not to discriminate based on race, there are still big discrepancies between the value of homes owned by white versus Black or Latinx households.
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    Today’s Case-Shiller national home price index shows a decline in home prices from June into July. Fed leaders get up front about their message about raising interest rates. After the British pound’s not-so-great day, we check in with the BBC’s Victoria Craig.

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  • Sep 27, 2022

    The Dow has now entered the bear market chat

    Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on August 26, 2022 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1000 points following a speech by federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell that the Fed will again raise interest rates as inflation continues to drag on the American economy.
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    The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 1 percent, which puts it in bear territory with other big indexes. In the home buying world, more people appear to be backing out of deals. And in Georgia, embryos can be claimed as dependents.

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