Plus: Personal incomes were surprisingly up in July, yet another retail bankruptcy and what trucking has to do with economic recovery.
Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Linette Lopez at Business Insider and David Gura at MSNBC about the Federal Reserve’s new approach to inflation and President Trump’s campaign pitch on the economy.
Federal data for July caught the tail end of the $600 a week in additional federal unemployment insurance just before it expired.
The venerable department store is closing all 38 of its brick-and-mortar locations after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Some districts are trying hotlines, others are offering socially distanced in-person sessions.
Trucking volume offers a glimpse into consumer demand today, and what that demand might look like down the road.