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There is a chance that the United States could soon see the end of something that can hold back workers that switch jobs. The Federal Trade Commission is hearing public comments about the future of "noncompete clauses," which can restrict people from joining competing companies or starting their own businesses if they leave their current job. The FTC will listen to public comments until Wednesday on its website. Andy Trusevich, a labor and employment attorney, and an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association, joined Ask the Expert on Monday to explain the hearing.

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There's just one week left until it's time to file our 1040s -- it's the Ides of April. This year, however, we get an extra three days. The due date is normally April 15, this year, we have until April 18 to file our taxes or file an extension.

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Every year, parents will wait for just the right time to start their back-to-school shopping until this very weekend. And every year, the state of Texas has one weekend set aside for Texans to shop for back-to-school needs and not worry about paying the state sales tax.

That starts on Thursday at midnight and runs through Sunday night at midnight. You can save a lot of money on individual items for back-to-school with the Sales Tax-Free Weekend. But, the list can be confusing for some.

On today's Ask The Expert, Kevin Lyons from the State Comptroller's office joined us.

Last week the feds decided to raise interest rates by .75%. The auto industry has already had its fair share of challenges since the start of the pandemic. So how much worse will this make it for them?

On Ask the Expert, Jerry Reynolds, the Car Pro, joined the KRLD Afternoon News to discuss his take on the changes.

Wall Street is back in the claws of a bear market as worries about inflation and higher interest rates overwhelm investors. On Ask the Expert Mitch Kramer of Fluent Financial explains why this is happening.