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How U.S. sanctions led to Instagram censorship in Iran

Jan 13, 2020

How U.S. sanctions led to Instagram censorship in Iran

Protesters hold pictures of Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani during a demonstration outside the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Jan. 5. Yasin Akgul/AFP via Getty Images

Plus: How phase one of the trade deal between the U.S. and China is affecting the steel industry, a new way to measure inflation, and the lack of diversity in the financial planning industry.

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Check Your Balance ™️

When you connect diversity to business outcomes, "people pay attention"

by Samantha Fields

Dec 13, 2019

Women and people of color are dramatically underrepresented in the financial services industry, especially among certified financial planners — just 1.5% of CFPs are black, 2% are Hispanic or Latino and 23% are women.

Companies can take steps to close the racial pay gap, starting with collecting the data.

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Journalists say Instagram is shutting down conversation about Soleimani

by Kimberly Adams

Jan 13, 2020

Facebook says it is legally required to take down posts in support of sanctioned groups and people. Is it going further than that?

People hold posters showing the portrait of Iranian Revolutionary Guard Major General Qassem Soleimani and chant slogans during a protest outside the U.S. Consulate on Jan. 5, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Trying to solve an inflation mystery

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

Jan 13, 2020

When prices for an item swing wildly up and down, they can drastically skew inflation measurements. A new index aims to rectify that.

Why would a decline in cellphone service plan prices affect inflation so drastically?

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My Economy

Tackling the unpredictable gig work of Broadway

by Andie Corban

Jan 13, 2020

Stagehand John Hatch has been underemployed for more than eight months.

Hatch and a coworker at the 2017 Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. He was then working on CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."

Courtesy John Hatch

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FICO scores rose to record high in 2019

by Mitchell Hartman

Jan 13, 2020

Nearly six in 10 Americans now have a FICO score at or above 700, which is considered "good" credit.

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Password sharing denies streaming services $9 billion in fees — report

by Nova Safo

Jan 13, 2020

Why aren't streaming services doing more to crack down on it?

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Music from the episode

Weird Fishes/ Arpeggi Radiohead

Can't Keep Checking My Phone Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Sensual Seduction Snoop Dogg

Offcut #1 Little People

Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White) Beyoncé, Jack White

Red Bull & Hennessy Jenny Lewis

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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