High risk, high rates — where’s the reward?

Everyday consumers aren’t the only ones contending with rising borrowing costs. Corporations are also subject to those fluctuations — but the rates don’t rise equally across the board. In this episode, why companies with the corporate equivalent of low credit scores are seeing extra-high borrowing costs right now. Also in this episode: Rising crude oil prices spell trouble for sustained inflation, P&G raises sales with “innovation-based pricing,” and independent mechanics struggle to repair newer tech-integrated cars.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

• How rising crude oil prices could impact the U.S. and global economy
• “Innovation-based pricing”: new versions of old products at higher prices
• Rising rates are stressing out the riskiest companies
• This CPA quit, then did one fun thing every day of her job hunt
• Has the recipe for Reese’s changed? It depends on how you define ‘change’
• Independent garages juggle mechanic shortage and computerized autos