Sabri Ben-Achour
Correspondent & Host
Episodes by Sabri (651)
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Job-fillers navigate a shifting employment landscape
Feb 5, 2024
Recruiters enjoyed a pandemic recovery boom as employers sought staff. Now, economic uncertainty is making companies cautious.
For both employers and applicants, the job market is a tough gig
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Kristin Schwab
Feb 2, 2024
For applicants, the interviewing can seem endless. For employers, the pool of workers is small and the future may feel uncertain.
It's been a bumpy ride for the office jobs that support office jobs
Jan 29, 2024
Jobs in this kind of work — the work that makes offices and buildings run, makes them nice — grew about 2.6% last year. It's growth but it's not huge growth.
What makes Japan’s economy the odd man out?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
, Nic Perez
, Erika Soderstrom
and Natalie White
Jan 26, 2024
In an effort to stimulate a sluggish economy, the government got creative and started applying negative interest rates.
What are some of the key takeaways from Davos 2024?
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Jan 19, 2024
War, A.I. and U.S. elections were among the key talking points at the World Economic Forum, says Patrick Foulis of The Economist.
Are we entering a world of surge dining?
Jan 11, 2024
Dynamic pricing is the practice of having prices that vary by demand or even customer type. We're used to it when it comes to airlines and ridesharing. But what about restaurants?
How trauma can show up in our relationship with money — and what can be done about it
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 28, 2023
Chantel Chapman, co-founder of Trauma of Money, discusses the complicated connection between trauma we've experienced and how we save or spend.
What it would take for Cuba to rebound economically
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 22, 2023
We take a look at why people are fleeing Cuba and how the U.S. can help.
Shark populations are being threatened by a booming, illicit shark fin trade
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 21, 2023
More than 70 million sharks are killed for their fins worldwide. Those fins are considered a status symbol in some parts of the world.
The Apple watch patent battle is the latest in a long war over innovation in America
Dec 20, 2023
Apple is is expected to end sales of two new watches after it lost a patent case. How does this compare to other patent conflicts?