Latest from Stephen Ryan

• Nov 23, 2022

  Finding more clues in the rubble of crypto exchange FTX

  

  Attorneys representing the fallen crypto giant shared a tale of mismanagement and misplaced funds during a bankruptcy hearing. Susan Schmidt tells us investors won’t make any big market moves today. Chris Farrell joins us to discuss how an older workforce can still be a benefit to the economy.

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• Nov 23, 2022

  COVID unrest spills over at massive iPhone factory in China

  

  The factory’s workers appear to be upset over restrictions, such as having to actually live at the workplace. Also, this year’s holiday shopping season could feel familiar. People in rural communities face unique challenges that can compromise their physical and economic health.

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• Nov 23, 2022

  Protests again at world’s largest iPhone factory

  

  From the BBC World Service: Workers at the world’s largest iPhone factory in China have staged violent demonstrations to demand better conditions amid strict COVID regulations. Indonesia’s government has vowed to help with the cost to rebuild about 20,000 homes damaged by a devastating earthquake. The U.K.’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Scottish government does not have power to ask its voters whether the country should break away from the U.K.

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• Nov 22, 2022

  Attention, holiday shoppers. Black Friday is shaping up to be big.

  

  Diane Swonk of KPMG joins us to talk about how holiday discounts could be even deeper this season. We try to determine which way the oil-producing cartel OPEC+ is leaning. Also, why are schools and students attractive hacker targets?

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• Nov 22, 2022

  The prospect of a railroad strike rolls a little closer

  

  We have the latest on the growing potential for a strike, as another union votes against a contract deal. Plus, we talk with an expert on how a dimmer economic outlook has led to people holding back on spending big.

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• Nov 22, 2022

  What’s in the new Italian PM’s budget?

  

  From the BBC World Service: Giorgia Meloni and her cabinet have approved a series of spending measures for next year. One of Ukraine’s largest energy companies has warned that rolling blackouts might last until the end of March. And the UK’s National Health Service is trialing a program to allow doctors to prescribe heating for some patients who can’t afford their energy bills.

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• Nov 21, 2022

  What’s behind the U.N.’s new climate fund agreement?

  

  Delegates at this year’s COP27 climate summit in Egypt agreed in principle last week to establish a fund to help compensate developing countries for damages caused by climate change. We take a look at what we know so far. Then, we talk to Julia Coronado about the risk China’s economic slowdown poses to the global economy. And, a look into this year’s open enrollment period under the Affordable Care Act.

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• Nov 21, 2022

  This Thanksgiving, food banks are struggling with inflation

  

  Rising prices for various food items, including turkey, are hitting food banks this Thanksgiving. We look into how that’s impacting charitable organizations and some of vulnerable populations they serve.  Then, an update on Disney’s recent announcement that CEO Bob Chapek is out and being replaced by former CEO Bob Iger. And, Hong Kong’s markets are down amid news that the city’s leader tested positive for COVID-19.

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• Nov 21, 2022

  Disney shakeup puts Bob Iger back in charge

  

  From the BBC World Service: Bob Iger is back in charge of Disney less than a year after he left the company. Markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong closed down after China reported its first covid-related deaths for six months in Beijing. And Germany is struggling with an energy crisis sparked by the war in Ukraine, but we visit one Bavarian town which is working to be self-sufficient in electricity by 2030.

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• Nov 18, 2022

  Some schools got a surprise million-dollar donation

  

  This week, philanthropist MacKenzie Scott announced that she’d given just under $2 billion over the last seven months to hundreds of organizations, including a number of public school districts. We look into how some of the recipient schools are planning to spend the money. Then, we check in with Chris Low about how the Fed has been signaling its recent interest rate hikes. And, life under China’s new COVID rules, which for some people look a lot like the old ones.

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