Segments From This Episode

• A sunnier outlook among economists

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Corporations employ economists to figure out which way economic headwinds are blowing. A new survey of these folks out Monday from the National Association for Business Economics finds just a quarter of economists are predicting a recession this year.

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• Some accountants are turning away new customers this tax season

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Between a wave of retirees and a drop in the number of people graduating with accounting degrees, the whole profession is struggling to staff up.

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• Is rising mortgage debt a bad sign for the economy?

  by Justin Ho

  

  Mortgage debt has grown 30% since before the pandemic. But the majority of mortgage debt holders have rates below 5%.

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