Looking at fresh economic data, retail sales were flat and some categories of food dropped in price from March to April. That indicates both falling inflation and a consumer spending pullback — good things if you’re the Federal Reserve. We’ll dig into the consumer price index and hear from Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee about the stickiest part of inflation right now. Plus, more women are employed than ever. Could that change as pandemic support programs expire?
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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”
Walmart, Wayfair and . . . wool?
Biden hits Chinese goods with new tariffs
Consumer sentiment slumps
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