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Is it cheaper to borrow now?

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News, Business

4.6 β€’ 8.5K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Interest rates fell in the wake of yesterday’s cut by the Federal Reserve β€” kinda. Truth is, most lenders had anticipated this move for a while and already lowered their rates before the Fed’s announcement. But we’ll have to wait for some of the other ripple effects. Also in this episode: Educators cautiously consider artificial intelligence products, consumers aren’t too interested in the new iPhone and we visit a remote edge of Alaska where national security and climate change clash.

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0:00.0

Hi everyone. Here at Marketplace, we know the value of understanding money, but that

0:06.4

knowledge is especially valuable when you're young and planning for the future.

0:11.1

The new season of Financially inclined,ined hosted by Yannelli Espinal is here to help.

0:15.4

Teens and young adults will gain priceless financial

0:18.9

knowledge on topics ranging from building credit to how to

0:22.1

outsmart impulsive buying.

0:24.0

Financially inclined is presented in partnership with Green Light, the debit card and money

0:28.9

app for teens. Green Light helps teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest.

0:35.0

Tune into financially inclined wherever you find your podcasts.

0:40.0

Hi, I'm Kai Rizdahl, the host of How We Survive. It's a podcast from Marketplace.

0:47.8

In 1986, before I was a journalist, I was flying for the Navy.

0:51.8

Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.

0:56.0

It was the Cold War, and my first appointments were intercepting Russian bombers.

1:00.0

Today, though, there's another threat out there climate change.

1:04.0

This could be the warmest year on record.

1:06.0

Climate changes here.

1:08.0

Temperatures here are warming faster than anywhere on Earth.

1:11.0

And while the threat seems new, the Pentagon's been funding studies

1:14.8

on climate change since the 1950s. I think we will put our troops and our forces at

1:21.6

higher risk if we don't recognize the impact of climate change.

1:26.2

This season, we go to the front lines of the climate crisis to see how the military is preparing

1:31.3

for the threat.

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