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When inflation outpaces wage growth, it can feel like a paycut. Plus: Campbell’s soup, historic house relocation, AOL and Vimeo.
Jordan Stancil, owner of three independent movie theaters in Michigan and Illinois, went back into the movie theater business after years abroad.
High deductibles can prevent people from using their insurance plans. Plus: Gold mining, World Cup tourism, and the week’s economic headlines.
The U.S. has been exporting more oil since the Iran war began. Plus: private credit, stealth marketing, elk antlers, and the groom economy.
Ellen Gamerman talks about the growing groom economy.
Two reports show an uptick in small business hiring this spring. Plus: Bank charters, river bridges, Macy’s, and AI health tech.
Cuts to safety net programs have lasting effects. Plus: Central banks, personal incomes, abandoned oil wells, and “trimmed mean” PCE.
Manufacturing keeps expanding — and keeps shedding jobs. Plus: Dollar stores, wage growth, honey production, and artisan rugs.
Although wages are rising faster for salaried workers, neither group has kept up with inflation. Plus: Oil futures, gas station-core, and life as a traveling nurse.
Ellen Cushing, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote about the potential protein powder shortage.