Segments From This Episode

• Why does the world want dollars? Because of high interest rates, thriving economy in U.S.

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  The greenback is so strong that Japan and South Korea have complained.

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• Economists used the business cycle to predict what’s next. It doesn’t work so well anymore.

  by Justin Ho

  

  Where’s the recession? Changes like the pandemic crash and government funding programs have disrupted the expansion-contraction pattern.

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• The TikTok ban is poised to make the U.S.-China divide even starker

  by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry

  

  “You sort of have these two parallel internets that are existing in both countries,” says WSJ technology reporter Meghan Bobrowsky.

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• The market for small AI

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Some companies may want to work with generative artificial intelligence systems that require less processing power and less cost.

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• Recent college grads see rise in unemployment

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Unemployment jumped from 8.6% to 12.3% among 20-somethings with bachelor’s degrees year over year, the BLS reported.

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• The WIC family food program is getting a refresh, but requirements are still tough to navigate

  by Savannah Peters

  

  The nutrition program is restrictive by design, but updates to the food package are giving parents and kids more options.

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