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Why is the federal government still killing coyotes?
The federal government spends millions of dollars each year on wildlife damage management, a program that includes killing thousands of coyotes. Yet …
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Southwest surprises, tariff guac shock, and fraud flourishes
It's Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at interesting numbers from the news.
On today's show, we have Southwest Airlines changing course on the…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
How many times can you say uncertainty in one economic report?
Uncertainty. That's the word-of-the-moment with tariffs, market swings and lots of economic volatility. It's also showing up in the Federal Reserve's…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The stock market is down, but you don't need to be
Government cuts. Tariff uncertainty. Sticky interest rates. These are not helping the tumbling stock market. There's a sinking feeling among some Ame…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Can you take government spending out of GDP?
The Trump administration has some nits to pick with government spending: They don't think it should be counted as part of the country's GDP, that it …
11 months, 3 weeks ago
What Bad Bunny teaches us about Puerto Rican tax law
Bad Bunny's new album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS laments how Puerto Rico is changing. We look at whether tax breaks to newcomers contributed.
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11 months, 3 weeks ago
Can ... we still trust the monthly jobs report?
Between the Trump administration wanting to change how GDP is calculated and DOGE accessing sensitive government information, statistical agencies ar…
1 year ago
What to make of the Ukraine minerals deal
Even after Monday's pause on military aid to Ukraine following the Oval Office blow-up, it looks like a minerals deal between the U.S. and Ukraine is…
1 year ago
Is the Panama Canal a rip-off?
Who pays to use the Panama Canal and how much? These questions are part of the tensions between the U.S. and Panama after President Trump threatened …
1 year ago
Can the Federal Reserve stay independent?
President Trump has been on an executive order-signing spree since returning to office, with 76 so far. Today we look at two of them. Can the Fed rea…
1 year ago