Apr 3, 2023

What a production subtraction by OPEC+ means

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If oil prices rise more, the potential for a recession could grow. Also, crypto gets a lift from the banking turmoil.

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Oil demand is steady, but now OPEC+ is cutting supply

by Justin Ho

Apr 3, 2023

The economies of China, the U.S. and Europe will all be affected by the cartel's move to boost energy prices.

An oil tanker delivers crude to a Chinese port. China’s been increasing its oil demand, but that may not offset a potential slowdown in the West, according to Sara Vakshouri of SVB Energy.

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Sunbelt cities top the list of booming U.S. job markets

by Samantha Fields

Apr 3, 2023

Nine of the 10 hottest big city job markets in 2022 were in the South, according to an analysis from the Wall Street Journal and Moody's Analytics.

Nashville topped the list for 2022's hottest job market among major metropolitan areas.

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Banks in Turmoil

Has the banking crisis been a boon for crypto?

by Lily Jamali

Apr 3, 2023

Bitcoin and other digital currencies are riding a wave of momentum that started last month after tumult in the banking industry.

Bitcoin came into being after the Great Recession. Its price rallied after recent bank turmoil.

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Shelf Life

"Bootstrapped": The self-made myth and the “dystopian social safety net” it created

by Alissa Quart

Apr 3, 2023

Journalist Alissa Quart says America’s myths about self-reliance have overshadowed the roles that communities play in financial success.

Warming centers, like this one set up in a Boston train station in February, are part of the "dystopian social safety net," author Alissa Quart says.

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UFC + WWE: A match made in a ring. Or is it an octagon?

by Stephanie Hughes

Apr 3, 2023

The brands are merging to form a new publicly traded company. It could give fans of each fighting world a chance to learn to like the other.

WWE matches, like the one above, are scripted, while UFC fights are real.

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Hollywood on Thames: How the U.K. became the European home of the blockbuster

by Stephen Beard

Apr 3, 2023

A generous tax break has attracted American moviemakers to the U.K., but the measure has its critics.

Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is greeted by Chewbacca during a 2016 tour of the Star Wars sets at Pinewood studios in Iver Heath, west of London.

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Girls in June Dirty Art Club

Feather Little Dragon

93 'Til Infinity Souls of Mischief

Equinox Desire J-Walk

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The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Richard Cunningham Associate Producer I

Dylan Miettinen Associate Digital Producer

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