Sometimes, it doesn’t matter what the numbers say if voters believe something else. Plus, clearing the wreckage of the felled Baltimore bridge will be dangerous and difficult.
What does the Fed mean when it says it’s looking for ‘good data’?
by Kristin Schwab
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The latest Personal Consumption Expenditures index, or PCE, will be released Friday. Experts say there are other clues the Fed is looking for, too.
Clearing the wreckage in Baltimore is a difficult and dangerous operation
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Containers carrying hundreds of tons of hazardous materials were on the ship, complicating the monumental cleanup.
Perceptions that the economy’s bad can cost you an election, even if the economy isn’t actually bad
by Kimberly Adams
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In 1992, voters’ perception that an improving economy was actually a bad economy contributed to Bush’s loss to Clinton. Could the same thing happen to Biden?
For some job seekers, AI-powered “resume spammers” are a good fit
by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio
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These bots send out job applications in high volume for a fee. Reporter Aki Ito at Business Insider tried a few and reported the results.
Home Depot bets on big construction projects with new acquisition
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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The home improvement company is buying SRS Distribution, a roofing, landscaping and pool construction supplier, for $18 billion.
Vending machines: An emerging side hustle
by Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry and Aleezeh Hasan
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Some vending machine owners make hundreds of dollars a month, says Joe Pinsker, a reporter with The Wall Street Journal.
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