Director/Associate Producer
Plus, small businesses tell us how they’re feeling about the tariffs.
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The wealthiest consumers and companies are doing great as others struggle. Also: Solar arrays in agriculture, a Chicago brick tour, and this week’s economic news.
Will Quam discusses launching his brick-based walking tour company, Brick of Chicago, and how he’s making it work financially.
Estimates for the GDP amid the government shutdown. Plus: fine dining water, TV dissatisfaction, and private sector data.
Plus: Rate cuts, child care costs, Merriam-Webster and a mall kiosk.
Plus: Home goods, accessibility renovations, academic fraud and school lunch debt.
Michigan-based manufacturer Whirlpool’s lukewarm earnings reflect a weak housing market. Plus: Beef prices, horror novels and the barge business.
Consumers are navigating economic uncertainty by changing how they spend — but how they’re doing it depends on how much they earn.
When the government has to borrow more, so do everyday Americans. Plus: Surplus oil, cultural critics, credit card perks and wearable AI.
