As prices rise, so too does our credit reliance

Segments From This Episode

• Consumers turn to credit as prices rise

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  We’ll be getting a better picture of consumer borrowing this week from the Federal Reserve.

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• As finance and insurance lose jobs, AI gets most (but not all) of the blame

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  Some of the decline in employment is down to elevated interest rates.

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• This activewear brand says tariffs are still taking a toll

  by Sabri Ben-Achour and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Nate Axvig estimates his company has paid $27,000 in tariff fees, and has received just $3,000 back in refunds.

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• Mexico launches its own electric car to show it can do more than build for other countries

  by Ted Siefer

  

  The Mexican government has launched its own line of electric vehicles, with technology from China under the hood.

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• The Numbers

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

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• A former firefighter reflects on life — and money — as a stay-at-home dad

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  As a stay-at-home dad, Derick Tisdale felt compelled to chase “productivity.”

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• How a 1,200-year-old pilgrimage is reshaping local economies in Spain

  by Alexis Marshall

  

  A boom in popularity has boosted small business along the Camino de Santiago — but not without some growing pains.

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