Correspondent & Host
Sabri is a correspondent and host for Marketplace based in New York City. He has many, many plants.
Rates have come down slightly in the last few weeks,
Roughly 30% more companies made predictions that were rosier than analysts expected, according to a Bank of America analysis.
Relatively unknown on the national stage, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has helped push through policies like universal free meals at school and a statewide child tax credit.
July’s increase was not driven by layoffs. The data reflected the larger number of people who are actively seeking jobs.
The restaurant business has been struggling, but an innovative multicuisine operation called Wonder is capitalizing on efficiencies.
With prices and mortgage rates high, people are “buying at the edge of what they can qualify for,” a real estate economist says.
The market is especially tuned in to whether we will have a divided government after the elections.
Alan Rappeport, economic policy reporter at The New York Times, examines the former president’s assertions about inflation, taxes and energy.
Storms, both real and predicted, along with war, drought and retailers planning ahead have raised the cost of sending goods around the world.
Spending in many sectors, like furniture and online shopping, was strong. Falling prices also depressed the top line numbers in some categories.
