Oct 18, 2024

The legal right to ignore your boss

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After working hours, that is. Today, we look at the growing movement behind the "right to switch off."

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Why are homebuilders more optimistic?

by Stephanie Hughes

Oct 18, 2024

They’re expecting to pay less interest on loans to build houses — and their clients are anticipating lower mortgage rates.

Builders are feeling better, in part, because they're paying less interest on their loans.

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A look at Netflix results

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Netflix is out with its summer-into-fall results and revenue beat expectations. But growth in subscribers is slower than last year. We’ll unpack the latest.

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The mortgage rate head-scratcher

by Nova Safo

Strange as it may seem, interest rates have gone higher and higher in the month since the Federal Reserve cuts its short term rate half of a percentage point. What is going on here?

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EU looks to give workers the "right to disconnect"

by James Graham

Oct 18, 2024

Many countries around the global have already enshrined the legal right to ignore business emails, calls and messages outside of working hours.

Roughly 20 countries currently have some sort of "right-to-disconnect" law.

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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

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