Aug 8, 2023

The “slow burn” phase of the banking crisis

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Moody's reduced the credit ratings of several regional banks, suggesting the sector's woes aren't over. Plus, the business impact of the Teamsters deal with UPS.

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Banks in Turmoil

Regional banks' problems enter the "slow burn" phase

by Justin Ho

Aug 8, 2023

Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of several regional banks this week, citing rising costs and the troubled commercial real estate sector.

Moody's credit downgrades suggest that many of the problems that emerged with this year's bank failures haven’t gone away.

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Some trucking companies in California are trying EVs, eyeing a state mandate down the road

by Erin Stone

Aug 8, 2023

In April, the state's Air Resources Board adopted a new mandate that would require companies with fleets of 50 or more trucks to start transitioning to electric vehicles.

Edwin Buenrostro is one of Quality Custom Distribution's first drivers behind the wheel of an electric truck. He delivers to Starbucks locations across Fontana.

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China's exports are falling, and that's a bad sign for the global economy

by Kristin Schwab

Aug 8, 2023

China is the world’s top exporter, and its trade data is a barometer for consumer spending around the world.

China’s exports fell 14.5% in July from a year earlier, the biggest decline since the start of the pandemic. Above, a port in China's eastern Jiangsu province.

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Debunking the myth of the male hunter

by Kai Ryssdal and Livi Burdette

Aug 8, 2023

An anthropologist found evidence of women hunting in nearly 80% of societies studied.

"Being flexible is your evolved purpose in life. That is what humans do," said anthropologist Cara Wall-Scheffler. Above, cave drawings of a hunting scene in what is now Libya.

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