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• Dec 8, 2022

  Profits expected to swoop in for airlines

  

  Because of the pandemic, there’s going to be a shift as to the sources of those profits, according to the International Air Transport Association. Elsewhere, we check in on China, which is in the midst of easing its zero-COVID restrictions. Then, a report notes how coal could be replaced as the world’s top bringer of electricity.

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• Dec 8, 2022

  Peru’s presidential crisis

  

  From the BBC World Service: After the ousting of Peru’s president, we look at what change at the top means for the economy. Plus, why has the U.K. given the go-ahead to its first coal mine in 30 years? And, how significant will Harry and Meghan’s Netflix series be for the streaming service?

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• Dec 7, 2022

  Juul agrees to settle waves of lawsuits

  

  The e-cigarette maker hasn’t admitted to any wrongdoing, however. Karen Petrou of Federal Financial Analytics stops in to talk about the effects of the Georgia runoff results as well as economic inequality. We check in on the grim revenue projections for movie theaters.

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• Dec 7, 2022

  China loosens its zero-COVID grip

  

  The BBC reports on China’s relaxation of its ultra-strict COVID requirements. Then, we look into the many reasons behind the easing of the pain at the pump. Also, Congress has produced its first documentary.

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• Dec 7, 2022

  China’s Xi heads to Saudi Arabia

  

  From the BBC World Service: How significant is today’s visit by China’s president Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia? We look at what’s on the agenda. Also, why Argentina’s vice president is facing a jail term for corruption. And, we find out how British restaurants are working around rising costs.

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• Dec 6, 2022

  How advantageous is the private option for Medicare?

  

  First, David Kelly of J.P. Morgan Asset Management joins us to talk about the slow cooling of inflation. Then, we dive further into the facets of the much-hyped and advertised Medicare Advantage as the end date for its open enrollment approaches.

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• Dec 6, 2022

  The CHIPS are falling in Arizona

  

  In one of the biggest foreign investments in the U.S., Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has pledged billions to make chips in Arizona, which has attracted the attention of President Biden, Apple CEO Tim Cook and others. Also, we look at where the money is moving in the Warnock-Walker Senate race in Georgia. Then, we talk mayo eggnog, much to the delight of some companies … they hope.

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• Dec 6, 2022

  Ukraine boosts its Starlink capacity

  

  From the BBC World Service: Ukraine’s digital minister tells us how the country is doubling its use of Elon Musk’s Starlink network to overcome infrastructure damage. Plus, Canada sanctions three wealthy Haitian businessmen for links to criminal gangs. And, how do you clean the world’s oceans? We hear from The Ocean Cleanup’s founder Boyan Slat.

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• Dec 5, 2022

  The labor market might not be as strong as it looks

  

  Solid wage and job growth showed up in the most recent jobs report, but some of that might be an illusion on the power of the labor market. For more insight, Julia Coronado of MacroPolicy Perspectives talks with us. Elsewhere, China appears to be easing up its zero-COVID restrictions. Then we learn more about the diffusion index, which could offer even more clues about the job market.

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• Dec 5, 2022

  Europe tries to add more pressure to the Russian economy

  

  Restrictions designed to limit Russian oil exports take effect today, but there are questions as to how much actual effect they will have. Also, we look at what the wage rise reflected in Friday’s jobs report tells us. Chris Farrell talks to us about what separates Medicare and Medicare Advantage.

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