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• Bummed about yesterday's inflation numbers? Just wait, there's more

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  On Wednesday, we learned the consumer price index was up 3.5% in March — higher than in February … which was in turn higher than in January. That’s certainly not ideal. Today, we’ve got a measure of prices at the wholesale level, showing they were up 2.1% year over year. Let’s go through what that means with KPMG chief economist Diane Swonk.

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• About the FAFSA snafu...

  by Nancy Marshall-Genzer

  Republicans, Democrats and college officials got a chance to vent about the Education Department’s botched rollout of an updated college financial aid form on Wednesday. At a House subcommittee hearing, they complained about unrelenting delays and glitches affecting college plans for millions of families.

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• An inside look at the return of Marketplace’s “Million Bazillion” podcast

  by Nova Safo and Natalie White

  

  “Million Bazillion” co-host Bridget Bodnar gives a sneak peek of the latest season.

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