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  • Hotel, motel, affordable home?
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    That motel with dozens of unused rooms — what if it became affordable housing? Plus, where would we see the effect of interest-rate cuts first?

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  • Hey, it’s still job growth
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    The BLS just made a major revision to payroll numbers. Plus, when was the last time inflation was under 3%?

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  • How homeownership got so out of reach
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    The median American homebuyer is getting wealthier. Plus, reaching 2% inflation becomes trickier the closer the Fed gets to that goal.

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  • Luxury beauty products have lost some of their glow
    Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for CVS Pharmacy

    Wallet-conscious consumers are pulling back on makeup splurges, according to Estée Lauder sales. Plus, we’ve added many gigawatts of capacity to the U.S. electric grid since January. But is it enough?

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  • Campaign promises and what happens later
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    Are candidates’ economic promises designed to woo voters or contrast with their opponent? Plus, coal power plants are so last year and bookstores bank on summer foot traffic.

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  • Aug 15, 2024

    Just keep spending

    Just keep spending
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    If consumers keep their wallets open, we might keep the door closed to a recession. Plus, we check in with two women who were part of a semiconductor job training program.

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  • Time for the Fed to pivot?
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    Good news: Inflation is cooling. Bad news: So is the job market. Is it time for the Fed to pivot focus? Plus, food worth traveling for.

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  • Taking the temperature of small business
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    Small-business optimism increased last month — but not much. Plus, “Debt Trek” and deferred home renovations.

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  • The ol’ stock-bond balancing act
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    Don’t put all your eggs in the stocks basket, as the saying goes. Plus, the case for trains and “bifurcated” summer travel.

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  • The politics of Fed independence
    Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images

    Plus: Tribal nations stepped up when Oklahoma turned down federal food aid for kids. And theme park attendance dips.

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