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First-time jobless claims — that’s the number of people who filed for unemployment in a given week — are at a 57-year low. Sounds good, right? Sure, except changes to the unemployment insurance system have narrowed the pool of eligible recipients. And it doesn’t include the rising long-term unemployment rate. So the question is, are jobless claims a reliable economic indicator anymore? Also in this episode: War in the Middle East gives U.S. LNG producers a leg up, the Nashville Symphony recieves critical support from an unlikely source, and AI investors have their eyes glued to CoreWeave earnings.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

What is CoreWeave and why is the stock market rising and falling on its earnings?
How the Iran War is transforming the liquefied natural gas industry
What a record-breaking harvest season looks like for one Iowa farmer
Nashville's symphony orchestra needed saving when Big Tech stepped in
Do low jobless claims tell an accurate story anymore?
Faced with a return-to-office mandate, she started her own business instead

“It's a great time for the wine consumer,” said Damien Wilson, faculty director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. “There are bargains galore.” Today, we hear how changing consumption habits and an oversupply of wine are challenging wine producers but benefiting wine lovers. Also in this episode: Federal Reserve officials are getting even more concerned about inflation. Why are they so worried now?

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Stories from this episode:

How is the wine industry doing right now?

For many voters who cast their ballots in last week’s midterms, the cost of living was top of mind. But what will the new Congress actually be able to achieve — and when can people expect things like inflation to ease? But first, a look at how AI firms are faring ahead of Anthropic's massive IPO and why more people are turning to home equity lines of credit.

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More Americans are taking out home equity loans
What can the new Congress do to lower the cost of living?

Reddit announced it will soon require users to log in to see much of the helpful human-generated content on its site. Why? Because traffic, and thus advertising, has taken a hit since AI started summarizing its data.

It's the latest development to threaten the old model of the open internet, says Sarah Gilbert, who researches online communities at the Citizens and Technology Lab at Cornell and is also active in r/askhistorians. She says the new login requirement puts up a wall between humans on the internet and is likely to discourage future contributions to the site.

More on this:

“Reddit moves to logged-in experience as AI eats search” from Axios

“AI Is Killing Wikipedia’s Human Traffic” from Gizmodo

Where there’s crisis, there’s potential for profit. The climate crisis is no different.

On this season of “How We Survive,” we’re exploring the disaster economy. From prediction markets where bettors can make a buck off the weather and even hedge against climate risk, to insurance companies making record profits, and the ballooning disaster restoration industry, we’re finding out who’s making money from the increase in extreme weather and what it mean for climate progress.

Join us for the new season starting Nov. 18.