Gross domestic product grew by 1.6% in the first quarter, slower than expected after the six-quarter steak of 2% growth or more. How will the Federal Reserve respond to this data when making its next interest rate decision? Also in this episode: The new deep-water channel helping cargo ships leave the Port of Baltimore, protecting trade secrets with noncompete agreements, and the struggling pneumatic tube business gets a boost from the cannabis industry.
Breaking Ground: Where are all the jobs?
Breaking Ground: The plants were there first
Breaking Ground: A visit to the “Silicon Desert”
Keep on truckin’
A looming deadline for student loan forgiveness
Clock starts on TikTok ban
The business cycle is getting less cyclical
A new spin on the yard sale
It’s a good time to be an asset owner
Will AI be the dot-com bubble all over again?
Steel tariffs déjà vu
Slow and steady global growth
Playing an economic guessing game
The subminimum wage for tipped workers is on the table
The ECB could beat the Fed to rate cuts
Hear that? That’s the sound of millions of Americans dusting off their ACs.
Copper prices are climbing
Messaging matters
Cool your jets! Hold your horses! Slow your (manufacturing) roll!
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