Nov 20, 2024

What happened to sweater weather?

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Retailers are stuck with excess fall inventory after an unseasonably warm October. Plus, Americans want Trump to bring down inflation.

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Shelf Life

To understand Nvidia, take a look at its CEO and culture

by Tae Kim

Nov 20, 2024

Fear and anxiety became Jensen Huang's favorite motivational tools, writes author Tae Kim in his upcoming book "The Nvidia Way."

In his book about Nvidia, Tae Kim says CEO Jensen Huang, above, once told his executive staff: “There may be people smarter than me, but no one is ever going to work harder than me.”

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A Warmer World

The weather's been unusually warm this fall. That's affecting what we buy — and don't buy.

by Stephanie Hughes

Nov 20, 2024

Some retailers are having to adapt to climate change.

A lot of retailers have had a hard time moving coats and sweaters this fall, said Katie Thomas at Kearney.

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My Economy

Violin maker crafts a strategy to deal with tariffs

by Sofia Terenzio

Nov 20, 2024

With import charges looming, Wesley Rule, owner of Knoxville Fine Violins, is considering alternatives to Chinese-made instruments.

Wesley Rule is a luthier, or stringed-instrument craftsman.

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Comcast cable spinoff reflects rapidly changing streaming landscape

by Samantha Fields

Nov 20, 2024

Media giants see the economics of cable TV weakening and consumer interest shifting to streaming, experts say, despite profitability issues.

In a shot from April 2023, then-House Speaker Kevin McCarthy appeared on CNBC, one of the cable properties that Comcast is spinning off into a new company.

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Inflation expectations are calm, but some expect that to change

by Mitchell Hartman

Nov 20, 2024

The Federal Reserve may take note of whether businesses anticipate having to pay higher wages or raise prices under the next administration.

Consumers want prices to fall back to pre-pandemic levels, said Chris Jackson, head of public polling at Ipsos.

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Music from the episode

Tennis Orgins

Oslo Free Nationals

Little Push Mocky, Liliana Andrade

El Otro Chile Portovoz

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer

Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

Andie Corban Producer I

Sarah Leeson Producer I

Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

Sofia Terenzio Associate Producer I

Jordan Mangi Assistant Digital Producer

Nicholas Guiang Assistant Producer

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