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  • Let’s get productive
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    Surprise! Workers are fueling economic growth. Plus, military aircraft trade oil for electricity, and more women tune in to F1 racing.

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  • Housing market check-in
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    Mortgage rates are falling, but what about high home prices? Plus, why the Fed’s actions matter in other countries.

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  • Dockworkers may go on strike at East and Gulf coast ports starting next week.
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    Dockworkers may act as soon as Tuesday, potentially disrupting the supply chain and costing the economy $5 billion daily.

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  • The Fed cut, but the T-note yield went up. Oops!
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    When the Federal Reserve gives an order, the bond market doesn’t always salute. Plus, the Fed plans a framework review and taking ownership of a property in China can take years.

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  • Inside Intel’s issues
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    Intel helped create the digital age, but could it be ripe for a takeover? Plus, the history of assumable mortgages.

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  • The working man’s Burning Man
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    In Santa Fe, a marionette effigy of the year’s “glooms” draws thousands every year. Plus, pedaling an abandoned New Hampshire railroad.

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  • Is it cheaper to borrow now?
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    Not really. Most lenders preemptively lowered rates when it became clear the Fed would cut this month. But more business investment and stepped-up hiring may be on the horizon.

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  • Powell’s value-added messaging
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    Communication experts say the Fed chair uses specific strategies to come across as a trustworthy, cautious policymaker to the public — and the markets. Plus, the history of multiple listing services.

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  • Shop online till you drop
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    How much more could we possibly buy online? Plus, dingbat apartment complexes and growing up indoors.

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  • Children playing safely on city streets may be a thing of the past.
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    As neighborhoods experiment with play streets, grownups can reconsider modern parenting, Stephanie Murray wrote in The Atlantic.

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