Latest from Sarah Leeson

• May 1, 2023

  FTC chair on regulating AI and “taking on some of the biggest, most powerful companies in our economy”

  

  “We need to make sure the market knows that there is no exemption for AI,” says Lina Khan of the Federal Trade Commission.

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• Apr 28, 2023

  Short sellers have made bank betting on First Republic’s free fall

  

  Is that good for financial stability? Plus, we’ll look into the “We buy ugly houses” business and discuss how new economic data will influence the Federal Reserve’s next move.

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• Apr 27, 2023

  How much longer can consumers save the day?

  

  GDP continued softening but was buoyed by consumer spending. We dig in. Then later, tallying the costs of College Decision Day announcements.

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• Apr 27, 2023

  How private equity creates a “circle of pain” in the US economy

  

  Private equity “is a major driver of the enormous gulf between rich and poor in this country,” says author Gretchen Morgenson.

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• Apr 26, 2023

  Lael Brainard: The debt limit is not a tool for “extortion”

  

  Today, we’re joined by the head of the National Economic Council to delve into investing in American industry, strengthening supply chains, regulating banks and more.

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• Apr 26, 2023

  The debt limit is not a tool for “extortion,” Biden adviser Lael Brainard says

  

  The new head of the National Economic Council on inflation, supply chains, jobs and post-SVB bank regulation.

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• Apr 25, 2023

  Commerce Secretary Raimondo on chips, China and women in the workforce

  

  Today, we’re joined by Gina Raimondo to hear why “the stakes are so high” when it comes to making the U.S. a leader in semiconductor manufacturing.

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• Apr 24, 2023

  All that space Bed Bath & Beyond will leave behind

  

  When Bed Bath & Beyond goes to the great beyond, what’s gonna happen to all those empty storefronts? Plus, the role of hope in confronting the climate crisis.

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• Apr 24, 2023

  Amid dire climate change projections, a new book argues that hope still matters

  

  Well-known author Rebecca Solnit co-edited “Not Too Late,” which argues we shouldn’t view climate change as a battle we’ve already lost.

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• Apr 21, 2023

  As some retailers retreat, others pounce

  

  Stores like Ikea and Costco are expanding their footprints while others are cutting back. What gives? Plus, a dip in big banks’ deposits.

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