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Sep 12, 2024

This is the sound of an inverted yield curve

The so-called yield curve that tracks U.S. Treasury debt has been inverted for 20 months. Plus, credit card trouble and a chocolatier check-in.

Along with higher prices, credit card delinquency rates are rising
by Justin Ho
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A new report suggests that could dampen holiday spirits.
A chocolatier check-in
by Sarah Leeson
We hear from Kristin Thalheimer Bingham, co-owner of Dean’s Sweets in Portland, Maine, about how the summer was for business and what comes next.
Why the inverted yield curve is typically a recession predictor
by Stacey Vanek Smith
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But this time may be different. One theory is that weaker data allowed companies to prepare and soften the economic landing.