Subscribe:

Nov 18, 2021

Small businesses attempt a new balancing act

We’ll also hear how economic inequality plays out at the dinner table and what the infrastructure bill means for EV charging stations.

“What supply chain crisis?” say Target, Walmart and Home Depot
by Matt Levin
Justin Sullivan via Getty Images
Target, Walmart and Home Depot told investors they have more than adequate inventory to weather the holidays.
EV charging stations will get a boost from the infrastructure package
by Samantha Fields
Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images
The bill devotes $7.5 billion to Biden’s goal — having half a million charging stations nationwide within a decade.
What’s behind Netflix releasing viewing data? Flexing its muscles.
by Kristin Schwab
Netflix Top 10
Revealing the hours spent on the platform confirms Netflix’s strength in streaming, sending messages to viewers, creators and rivals.
How economic inequality affects the American diet
by Priya Fielding-Singh
Spencer Platt via Getty Images
In this book excerpt, Priya Fielding-Singh discusses how inequality manifests in how Americans eat.
To avoid price hikes, businesses are finding other ways to protect their margins
by Justin Ho
Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images
Some are cutting hours and reducing inventory. Others are purchasing more to get better deals from suppliers.
Prescribed burns can help reduce wildfire threat in the West
by Madelyn Beck
Madelyn Beck/Mountain West News Bureau.
Managed burns take communication between federal officials and locals.