With inflation climbing, a lot of Americans are pulling out their credit cards to pay for day-to-day items and are starting to accumulate quite a bit of debt. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
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Could a bill passed by the previous Congress make it easier to save for retirement?
Unemployment tends to rise in January, historically one of the busiest months for layoffs. Anchalee Phanmaha/Getty Images hide caption
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A boy works in a coal mine north of Kabul. Afghanistan's state-run coal industry is going strong in an otherwise shattered economy. Many underage workers are the ones who are extracting the coal. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Encore: Rising interest rates plunge the housing market into a deep freeze
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The end-of-year federal spending bill contains major changes to retirement savings in the U.S. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption
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Children ride scooters past a house for sale in Los Angeles. Home sales have slowed as mortgage rates have climbed. Allison Dinner/Getty Images hide caption
2022 marked the end of cheap mortgages and now the housing market has turned icy cold
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Mohammad Hashim, a former officer in the Afghan National Army, now picks apples for a living. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Afghans wait for food assistance from the World Food Programme in Kabul in October. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
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Coal mining is a dangerous job. In Afghanistan, kids often do much of the work
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Jaylin Jones, 28, an assembly floor technician, while working on the assembly line at the Ford Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Mich., on September 7th, 2022. Brittany Greeson for NPR hide caption
Auto companies are racing to meet an electric future, and transforming the workforce
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To fully embrace electric vehicles, the auto industry must adjust its workforce
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A picture obtained by AFP outside Iran on Sept. 21 shows Iranian demonstrators in Tehran during a protest for Mahsa Amini, days after she died in police custody. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The protests won't lead to regime change, Iran's foreign minister tells NPR
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A spike in natural gas prices amid a hot summer is contributing to high electricity bills across the United States. Here, the sun sets behind electric power lines in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Aug. 31. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption