Staying ahead is tough if you run a business — especially in this odd economic moment, where even affluent shoppers are picking low-cost alternatives. Whether you’re selling furniture, home goods or sheep’s wool, sometimes you have to adapt by targeting new markets. In this episode, three businesses doing just that. Plus, what a dip in weekly jobless claims might signal, why currency carry trades are risky, and how the bees made a comeback.
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Better-than-expected job growth
What do interest rate cuts in Europe mean for the U.S.?
Lone Star stock exchange
The “great stay”?
Who benefits from mortgage interest tax breaks?
Slowly, but surely, the economy is cooling
Revised 1st-quarter GDP shows slower growth
Breaking Ground: Change isn’t coming — it’s here
What could happen if Israel severs banking ties with the Palestinian economy
Why’s my coffee so expensive?
For female workers, an ailing feeling about financial health
Bad housing news comes in threes
Accommodations for long COVID
The complexity of succession planning
The future of dining
“The granddaddy of all stock indices”
The inflation cooldown we’ve been waiting for?
Biden hits Chinese goods with new tariffs
Consumer sentiment slumps
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