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Nov 28, 2018

Today the Fed said what you wanted to hear

That means different folks heard different things. Markets heard a potential end to interest rate hikes, but we’ll go back over Federal Reserve Chair Jay Powell’s remarks and tell you what you need to know. Then: Home sales have fallen to their slowest pace in two years, and low inventory in the housing market isn’t helping. But with slow sales, is there enough incentive to convince builders to build? Plus, Canada is seeing more asylum seekers.

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Rush to divorce is the latest consequence of 2017 tax reform
by Marielle Segarra
Cordell and Cordell/Flickr
Alimony payments will no longer be tax deductible for divorces finalized after Jan. 1.
Here’s the median cost of a home in different parts of the country
by Janet Nguyen and Amy Scott
Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
The nationwide median for a new house is about $310,000.
Microsoft claws its way back to the top. How did it do that?
by Andy Uhler
We don’t really talk about Microsoft in the same breath as Apple, Amazon or Facebook these days. Maybe we should. Over the last couple of days, Microsoft has been taking turns with Apple as the world’s most valuable public company. The last time Microsoft held that position was 2003. Microsoft once dominated the tech world […]
Canada grapples with refugee influx from U.S.
by Emma Jacobs
Emma Jacobs/Marketplace
Refugees seeking asylum are leaving the U.S. for Canada, where authorities scramble to house them.
U.S. companies want more than China’s free market gestures
by Scott Tong
Ahead of the G-20 summit, both the United States and China are signaling a potential agreement to back off the budding trade war. President Donald Trump reportedly may delay scheduled tariffs on Chinese goods, and Beijing has provided more market access to international insurance companies. But there are many issues that still need to be […]

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Today the Fed said what you wanted to hear

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Segments From This Episode

Rush to divorce is the latest consequence of 2017 tax reform

Here’s the median cost of a home in different parts of the country

Microsoft claws its way back to the top. How did it do that?

Canada grapples with refugee influx from U.S.

U.S. companies want more than China’s free market gestures

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