Aug 5, 2024

Another sharply down day?

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

We'll hear the latest from Japan and London as global stocks are tumbling following last week's U.S. jobs report.

Segments From this episode

Bumpy morning markets

by Nova Safo

U.S. markets are pointing to another down day, amid worries the downturn the U.S. Federal reserve has engineered might lead to a recession rather than a soft landing. In early trading on this Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq Composite Index both fell more than 1,000 points, but recovered some.

Listen Now

Grocery prices are high. But is that suspicious?

by Kimberly Adams

Aug 5, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission just announced that the agency would investigate whether companies are inflating grocery prices.

"Grocery prices have been running much higher than average inflation," said Lindsay Owens of the Groundwork Collaborative.

Spencer Platt/Getty Images

LISTEN

EMBED

The team

David Brancaccio Host

Leanna Byrne Host, BBC

Kelly Silvera Executive Producer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Ariana Rosas Producer

Nic Perez Director/Producer

Dylan Miettinen Digital Producer

John Bruington Media Producer

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC

Lis Mahy Producer, BBC

Latest Episodes From Our Shows

7:21 AM PST