Warehouses and cargo-moving companies spent a few weeks in limbo after the Baltimore bridge collapse. Now, they’re working hard to reroute goods that usually went through the city’s port, with some truckers driving far and wide to pick up freight redirected to other cities. In this episode, how one cargo transportation company is adjusting. Plus, who will hurt the most from a cap on credit card fees, what economic data the Fed is keeping an eye on this week, and why desk phones are disappearing.
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?
The inflation cooldown we’ve been waiting for?
Biden hits Chinese goods with new tariffs
Consumer sentiment slumps
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