Latest from Rose Conlon

• Jun 9, 2022

  Bipartisan bill takes aim at Big Tech’s power

  

  A landmark antitrust bill would change the way the largest Big Tech companies do business. More states are requiring their high schoolers to learn the ways of money. Across the pond, our friends at the BBC are paying the equivalent of $8.60 for a gallon of regular gas. The national average here in the U.S. is $4.95. It’s a little more than $10 in Norway. We try to break down why.

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• Jun 9, 2022

  European Central Bank meets amid soaring inflation

  

  From the BBC World Service: The European Central Bank is holding a meeting in Amsterdam on Thursday, but is not expected to raise interest rates despite soaring inflation across the Eurozone. Plus, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization releases its first report into global food security since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began, warning that the world’s poorest countries are now paying more money for less food. And, we look at the controversy surrounding the most lucrative golf tournament in world history, as the Saudi-backed extravaganza begins just outside London.

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• Jun 8, 2022

  Companies attempt to stay in step with Pride Month

  

  Companies around the world are showing their support for Pride Month, but the path to get there hasn’t been smooth. Instead of “rainbow washing,” people are pushing for more values-based practices. For more, we spoke to Andrew Isen, founder and president of WinMark Concepts, a marketing and communications agency focused on the LGBTQ community. In the NFL, heirs to the Walmart fortune have agreed to purchase the Denver Broncos. We look into how the SEC is tinkering with the “plumbing” of the stock market.

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• Jun 8, 2022

  How the SEC could alter the rules of the stock market

  

  It could be a summer of change for the stock market, as the SEC is expected to announce several proposed alterations that emerged not long after the “meme stock” excitement of last year. We spoke to Erik Gordon, professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, about some of the ideas in the works. The OECD warns that the war in Ukraine will cause higher inflation and lower growth. Wholesale inventories can offer up signs of where consumer demand is heading.

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• Jun 8, 2022

  OECD cuts growth forecast on Ukraine war

  

  From the BBC World Service: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has issued a new report, warning that the war in Ukraine will cause higher inflation and lower growth for the next year at least. Meanwhile, Russia’s foreign minister Sergei Lavrov has been holding talks in Ankara with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, who says Turkey supports a United Nations plan to facilitate exports of Ukrainian grain by sea. And in Australia, state, territory and federal government ministers have met for crisis talks over the soaring cost of natural gas.

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• Jun 7, 2022

  Supreme Court draws a small line on forced arbitration

  

  The Supreme Court ruled on a case Monday that could have an effect on how employers utilize forced arbitration. The ruling: Southwest Airlines couldn’t make a baggage handler resolve her complaint about unpaid overtime leave within the confines of private arbitration … she’s able to sue them in court. The Bureau of Land Management is attempting to address overstays and people living on public lands as a result of the housing crisis. 

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• Jun 7, 2022

  Apple is taking a bite into the buy now, pay later business

  

  Say hello to Apple Pay Later, which will be the tech giant’s offering in the growing buy now, pay later space. It’ll be available with Apple’s next operating system in the fall, and it signifies the largest entry yet into the industry. We look at how teens are helping shore up shortages for plenty of business owners. JetBlue continues to sweeten its offer for Spirit Airlines, which is close to landing on a merger decision.

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• Jun 7, 2022

  AstraZeneca looks beyond vaccines but has no regrets, says CEO

  

  From the BBC World Service: Pascal Soriot, chief executive of the British-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, recently sat down with the BBC to talk about the decision to sell vaccines at-cost during the height of the pandemic, and the impact of COVID-19 on the business. Sri Lanka’s new prime minister says the country will need at least $5 billion over the next six months just to maintain basic functions. And British singer Kate Bush has made a global chart comeback, thanks to the Netflix show “Stranger Things.”

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• Jun 6, 2022

  A good time to graduate college

  

  What a difference two years makes for people graduating from college. A survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers found that employers plan to hire 32% more graduates from the class of 2022 than from the year before. We speak with one college president about what he’s seeing on his campus. And, China is reopening more after COVID-related lockdowns. That’s giving investors some optimism about inflation, with potential eases to the ongoing headache that is global supply chain frictions.

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• Jun 6, 2022

  Good and bad news for the baby formula shortage

  

  The good news is that a major baby formula manufacturing plant in Michigan is restarting production after being closed for months. That could help ease the shortage. But it’s going to take weeks for new product to hit the shelf. And the bad news is that the shortage has only gotten worse in recent weeks. Also, the U.S. considers lifting tariffs to flight inflation. And, half of NBA teams now have Black head coaches, including the Boston Celtics who are playing for a championship in the NBA Finals. But the league is still behind on equity when it comes to other hiring.

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