Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
Episodes by Sabri (651)
Latest Stories (653)
How Silicon Valley Bank failed
Mar 10, 2023
The swift and chaotic failure of SVB left CEOs and investors unable to access their money. Should we be worried about contagion?
The bond market yield curve is inverted — which some economists think foreshadows a downturn
Mar 2, 2023
The yield for a two-year note is roughly a whole percentage point higher than the yield on the 10-year Treasury right now. And that often precedes a recession.
Where's the sweet spot for wage growth?
Mar 1, 2023
Economists say 3.5% wage growth is about right when you take inflation and productivity growth into account — but we're not there yet.
Genetically modified trees arrive in U.S. forests
Feb 28, 2023
The idea is that they'll be able to pull more carbon dioxide from the air than regular trees.
Interest rates on U.S. bonds are economic crystal balls — if you know how to read them
Feb 22, 2023
The markets that set the yield on bonds are trying to predict the economic future.
For those who sell, predicting the economy is more than theoretical
Feb 21, 2023
Manufacturers and retailers have to decide what to make or stock now based on where they think the economy will be later.
A U.S. manufacturing boost is causing anxiety abroad
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Jarrett Dang
Feb 20, 2023
The Biden administration's reshoring efforts, aimed largely at cutting dependence on China, dismays allies who seek U.S. investment.
A 118-year-old department store perseveres in a tenuous economy
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Jarrett Dang
Feb 17, 2023
How a department store more than a century old has survived two pandemics, the Great Depression, and multiple recessions.
Raising the curtain on theater employment
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Feb 16, 2023
How a children’s theater company is ensuring the show will go on after pandemic.