Dec 6, 2023

What to expect from HUD’s annual homelessness count

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High housing costs and an end to COVID relief funds have strained resources aimed at serving the unhoused over the past year.

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Banks to react to stricter rules

by Nova Safo

It’s that most wonderful time of the year when the heads of big banks go to Capitol Hill to brief senators. How are they doing with higher interest rates? And how are they feeling about proposed rules to make bank more resilient to major financial shocks?

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On McDonald's Investor Day, more data on how its small format restaurants are doing

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 6, 2023

With changing patterns of dining, how are small format restaurants, like McDonald's CosMc, shaping up?

CosMc, a new concept restaurant by McDonald's, is based on a McDonald's character of the same name from outer space.

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What we can learn from U.S. cities where homelessness is trending downward

by David Brancaccio and Erika Soderstrom

Dec 6, 2023

Towns making progress, an overwhelmed system, affordable housing — here’s what to expect ahead of new federal data on homelessness.

"What the data tells us over and over again is that homelessness rates are driven primarily by the housing market," said Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

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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

Jesson Duller Media Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

Nick Esposito Media Producer

James Graham Producer, BBC

Jo Critcher Producer, BBC

Naomi Rainey Producer, BBC

Lis Mahy Producer, BBC

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