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5 days ago | 
wrvo.org | Adrian Ma |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Ella Feldman
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1 week ago | 
wrvo.org | Paddy Hirsch |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
Last week, the U.S. Treasury held an auction for 30-year bonds. Some were worried no one would show up to buy these things! That didn't happen, but the 'long bond' isn't exactly thriving at the moment. Today on the show, we look back at why we have such a long maturity bond and why it might be a good idea to start paying attention to it going forward. Related episodes:Bond market nightmares (Apple / Spotify) Bond vigilantes.
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2 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
For four decades, the US has maintained a consistent policy position: money should be fairly free to come and go in and out of the country. That's changing. Two sections in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would add friction. First is a 3.5% tax on immigrants sending money home, commonly known as remittances. Second is what's known as Section 899 or, colloquially, the 'revenge tax'. This one is making Wall Street wary.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
3 hours agoWall Street is getting more and more worried about the potential loss of America's superpower status. Now its CEOs are cycling from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression. Since President Trump started unveiling his chaotic tariffs this spring, sparking waves of panic among global …
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3 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
The U.S. government has tallied the economic impact of major natural disasters going back to 1980. State and local governments used this data for budgeting and planning. But last month, the administration retired its Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters disaster database. Today on the show, we speak to Adam Smith, the architect of the program, on the work he did and what might be next. Related episodes:How much is a weather forecast worth?
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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
If you had to guess, would you say the president of a university usually makes more money than the football coach? Well, you may be wrong. A college's football coach is often their highest paid employee. The University of Alabama pays its football coach on average close to $11 million. Today on the show, why are college football coaches paid so much? Do their salaries really make economic sense? Related episodes:Why the Olympics cost so much (Apple / Spotify) Want to get ahead in youth sports?
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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Cory Doctorow |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
Today on the show, we bring you a special episode from the Understood feed at CBC podcasts. It's an excerpt from a series called Who Broke the Internet hosted by Cory Doctorow. The four part series details his criticisms on the state of the modern internet and what we can do about it.
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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Stephan Bisaha |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
President Donald Trump wants more products made in America, and he's not afraid of a few trade wars to make it happen. Back in the 80s, a different trade dispute brought new manufacturing to the U.S. Today on the show, how former President Ronald Reagan used the threat of trade protectionism to bring car-making stateside, and why the same strategy might not work today. Related episodes:The tensions behind the sale of U.S. Steel (Apple / Spotify) Tariffs: What are they good for?
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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Stephan Bisaha |Wailin Wong |Cooper McKim |Kate Concannon
The old trade war that brought foreign carmakers to the U.S. Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1252663606/1269343134" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> President Donald Trump wants more products made in America, and he's not afraid of a few trade wars to make it happen.
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1 month ago | 
wrvo.org | Wailin Wong |Darian Woods |Adrian Ma |Cooper McKim
We are back to answer your questions, listeners. Today on the show, we tackle three big questions: Are airport lounges worth it for credit card companies? How effective have carbon taxes been for Canada? Why is gasoline getting more expensive over the last few months as the price of crude oil has sunk? If you want to submit your own question to be considered in a future episode, send us a message at [email protected]. Related episodes:Can cap and trade work in the US?
