After a collective downward spiral in April, American consumers are feeling a bit sunnier on the future of the economy. Plus: durable goods, bond yields, “maturing” craft breweries and personal data tracking device paranoia.
Consumers haven’t felt great about the economy’s future so far this year. As trade tensions ease, will that change? Plus, financial therapy, online travel agents and the Ground Round returns.
The WNBA added three new teams this season, at a time when launching a new company isn’t exactly ideal. Plus, international students at U.S. universities and lithium mining in Argentina.
If the federal government is going to issue more bonds, they’d better raise the interest rates. Plus, FAFSA backlogs, rural entrepreneurs and a first-time homeowner.
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Home Depot is in a better position to keep prices as-is than, say, Walmart. Plus: a Black-owned coffee brand, natural gas turbines and tariff-savvy shopping.
Canadians are shunning U.S. goods in protest of President Trump’s policies. Plus, what’s changed since that National Association of Realtors lawsuit and how homeowners are feeling right now.
Nina Eichacker, an economics professor at the University of Rhode Island, says the downgrade speaks to a “growing disparity between an administration that talks about wanting to reduce the debt and then pursues policies that do anything but.”
Today, we’ll visit a college outside of Baltimore that offers retirees the benefits of campus life. Also: strong growth at a Michigan small business and low credit appetite among consumers.
