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  • Happy Liberation-Day-tariff-palooza-versary
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    Also in this episode: Direct to consumer darlings of the late-2010s struggle to keep up, and February saw a smidge of retail sales growth.

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  • A fuel-driven economy
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    The global economy may shift to accomodate rising oil prices. Plus: Aluminum, blood plasma, Unilever, and furniture tariffs.

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  • Triple-digit trouble
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    A barrel of crude oil now costs over $100. Plus: Free market utilities, bond market balance, and small bank crunch.

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  • Feeling down on the farm
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    Many farmers won’t make money this year due to the war and tariffs. Plus: the economic impact of four weeks of war, a new consumer sentiment survey, and the gig labor market.

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  • The Francis Scott Key Bridge, two years later
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    Two years ago, this Baltimore bridge collapsed. Now, it’s being rebuilt. Plus: global inflation, unemployment, the Fed vs. energy shocks, and how a humanitarian group is affected by war.

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  • Import prices are sky-high. Why?
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    What’s behind higher import prices, and what do they mean for inflation? Plus: mortgage rates, jewelry prices, “sleepcations,” and why the Opening Day baseball game is on Netflix.

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  • Wine country is heating up
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    As climate change drives hotter, drier summers, vineyard owners are adapting. Plus: Copper prices are falling, investors worry about private credit, and FedEx gives same-day delivery another shot.

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  • A shock to the oil system
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    The war in Iran has cost the global oil supply roughly 15 million barrels a day so far, and experts worry its effects will last a while. Plus: LNG and data centers, Walmart’s electronic price labels, and a former steel town looks to pivot.

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  • Shop for “the drop”
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    Why brands like Trader Joe’s and Crocs are offering limited product collections. Plus: office gossip, dance lessons, and how many people dropped health insurance last year.

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  • Mortgage deserts are the bottom 10% of counties in the U.S. where the smallest portion of homes are bought using mortgages, often in areas with lower home values or where institutional real estate investment is high.
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    In areas where fewer homes are bought using mortgages, getting on the property ladder is even more difficult.

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