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Sabri Ben-Achour

Correspondent & Host

Episodes by Sabri (651)

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It's election season, which means talking politics at work

Sep 27, 2024
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Why fewer funds for FEMA means slower disaster recoveries

Sep 27, 2024
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Are we in for another logistics nightmare?

Sep 26, 2024
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It's refinance time for many homeowners

Sep 26, 2024
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The history — and shaky future — of the generic drug market

Sep 20, 2024
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When companies take a political stand

Sep 20, 2024
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Can shame deter the ultra wealthy from using offshore accounts?

Sep 19, 2024
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Rates are on their way down. What's that mean for you?

Sep 19, 2024
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How online shopping is saving the economy

Sep 18, 2024
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What Fed rate decisions look like during election years

Sep 18, 2024
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Anticipated Fed interest rate hike already being felt

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 3, 2022
Mortgage rates, for example, probably already have the Fed hikes built in.
The Federal Reserve is planning to raise interest rates this week. If you're trying to take out a mortgage, chances are you're already feeling the effects.
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Shifting supply chains settle on Mexico

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 2, 2022
After a pandemic, trade war and rising wages, many manufacturers have been looking for other options outside of China.
With rising labor costs in China and the delay in receiving goods, some U.S. manufacturers are moving operations to Mexico. Above, workers at a truck parts factory in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, in May 2020.
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China’s efforts to address domestic problems can lead to global challenges

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 29, 2022
Restrictions on exports like fertilizer and steel have major economic ramifications for trading partners.
When the prices of fertilizer began to increase last year, China moved to restrict fertilizer exports. Above, workers move bags of fertilizer in China's northwest Qinghai province in 2005.
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How the war in Ukraine is affecting debt troubles for developing countries

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Jarrett Dang
Apr 25, 2022
Developing nations see worsening debt challenges due to the war in Ukraine.
Above, a fruit vendor waits for customers in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Higher import prices for foods are putting pressure on the currencies of developing countries, including Sri Lanka.
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COVID-19

A look at lockdown life in Shanghai

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Jennifer Pak , Alex Schroeder , Ariana Rosas and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 22, 2022
COVID cases still number about 18,000 per day, and many people have had to make sacrifices.
View of residential units during a COVID-19 coronavirus lockdown in the Jing'an district of Shanghai on April 21, 2022.
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What military aid is the U.S. sending Ukraine?

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Erika Soderstrom
Apr 22, 2022
The latest military aid packages alter course and include major U.S. weapons for the first time.
Above, Ukrainian soldiers stand on an armored personnel carrier on April 18. While early U.S. aid packages included munitions and supplies, they now include major weapon systems.
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One Ukrainian's story of fleeing her country

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Apr 19, 2022
"I was woken up by a phone call, and I was told that the war started."
The wreckage of a tank is seen next to destroyed residential houses in the village of Zalissya, northeast of Kyiv on April 19, 2022.
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Could Netflix queue up a hint on how inflation can alter our behavior?

by Sabri Ben-Achour , Meredith Garretson , Alex Schroeder and Ariana Rosas
Apr 19, 2022
We spoke to Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, for some insight.
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Clearing up common misconceptions about inflation

by Sabri Ben-Achour and Rose Conlon
Apr 18, 2022
“One of the biggest misconceptions is actually just what 'inflation' means” said Robert Rich, director of the Cleveland Fed's Center for Inflation Research.
“One of the biggest misconceptions is actually just what 'inflation' means,” said Robert Rich, director of the Cleveland Fed's Center for Inflation Research.
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Just how high will interest rates go?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Apr 13, 2022
We don't know. But the Taylor principle says rates should increase at least to the level of annual inflation to control rising prices.
Among the Federal Reserve's biggest challenges is quelling consumer expectations of high inflation.
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