Kai Ryssdal

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As central bank bigwigs gather in Jackson Hole, local businesses carry on

By: Maria Hollenhorst, Kai Ryssdal

Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh and other central bankers will be in Jackson Hole, Wyoming next week for a conference. Meanwhile, local residents combat high prices and rising rents.

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Weekly Wrap: $40 trillion?!

By: Sean McHenry, Kai Ryssdal

A look at the bond market, a trade deal with Canada, and all the rest of the week's economic news.

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How the McDonald's mobile app compiled 515-page dossier on one reporter

By: Kai Ryssdal, Andie Corban

Reece Rogers, a senior writer at Wired, requested a copy of the data McDonald's keeps on him based on his use of the loyalty app.

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Inside the business of selling people their own family photo albums

By: Kai Ryssdal, Andie Corban

David Pogue's sister received an odd email from someone who had their grandmother's photo album. It exposed him to a world of people buying and selling lost family albums.

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For this Mississippi barge line, labor is more of a concern than tariffs

By: Kai Ryssdal, Mika Ellison

Austin Golding, CEO of Golding Barge Line, talks about how his business is juggling a changing labor market amid tariffs and a tight oil market.

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"The heart of the internet": AI has marketers flocking to Reddit

By: Kai Ryssdal, Livi Burdette, Nicholas Guiang

For years, brands never really paid attention to Reddit. But as LLMs and AI bots scrape the internet, Reddit has become valuable internet real estate for marketers.

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Male loneliness epidemic? Try economic loneliness epidemic

By: Sean McHenry, Kai Ryssdal

“Socioeconomic status is a good predictor of loneliness,” said Nick Keppler, writing for Slate. “In fact, you can even keep track of how much income will buy you a few extra hours with other people per day.”

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What it takes to reopen 19 months after a wildfire

By: Kai Ryssdal

Jimmy Orlandini, owner of Altadena Hardware, talks about opening up a new location in Sierra Madre, California, as he waits for Altadena to rebuild.

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Even higher diesel prices are coming

Fall is “peak” season for fuel prices. Plus: economic loneliness, middle management, dipnetting, and Altadena fire recovery.

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Male loneliness epidemic? Try economic loneliness epidemic

“Socioeconomic status is a good predictor of loneliness,” says Nick Keppler, writing for Slate. “In fact, you can even keep track of how much income will buy you a few extra hours with other people per day.”