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Job numbers fall short of expectations

The latest jobs report showed a loss of 92,000 jobs in February. After months of slightly easing, unemployment crept up too, to 4.4%. Even the health…

23 hours ago

The big money in the Texas primaries

This week’s Texas primary elections were heated — and historic in terms of campaign spending. On today’s show, Blaise Gainey, state politics reporter…

1 day, 4 hours ago

A month of job losses

The U.S. economy actually lost jobs last month. The number of people on U.S. payrolls fell by 92,000 in February, with big swings in education and he…

1 day, 7 hours ago

Gasoline and diesel prices are spiking

War in the Middle East has caused oil prices to spike, and — right on cue — gasoline prices have risen quickly. They’re up 34 cents in a week, accord…

1 day, 10 hours ago

Bytes: Week in Review — Prediction markets reel amid Iran conflict, defense contractors to drop Anthropic, and Meta's AI deal with News Corp

Meta and News Corp reached a licensing deal this week. Plus, defense contractors untangle Claude from their workflows.

But first, the online predictio…

1 day, 12 hours ago

Why manufacturing employment continues to fall

The February jobs report isn’t out until Friday. Still, experts are all but certain the manufacturing sector will have lost jobs compared to last yea…

2 days ago

The Trump administration scrapped the endangerment finding. Now what?

The endangerment finding paved the way for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars, trucks, and power plants. Now that the Environme…

2 days, 5 hours ago

Health care job growth continues to be on a tear

In pretty much every jobs report of 2025 — and on into early 2026 — health care was the most reliable job-creating sector. Some 436,000 health care j…

2 days, 7 hours ago

A big year for fans of maple syrup

Parts of the Great Lakes region have seen their coldest winter in more than a decade, and maple syrup farmers are rejoicing. The cold snap has been p…

2 days, 9 hours ago

Steve Burns beyond “Blue’s Clues”

Steve Burns didn’t set out to become a children’s TV icon. He moved to New York with only a duffle bag full of clothes, $300 in his pocket, and a dre…

2 days, 12 hours ago