Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  The Washington Post’s Catherine Rampell and Politico’s Kate Davidson join Kai Ryssdal to chat about the latest jobs report, the Fed’s balance sheet and more of this week’s economic news.

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• Surveys of employers, households paint 2 pictures of the job market

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Despite a disappointing jobs report, the news is still pretty good.

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• Borrowing for second homes to become more expensive

  by Amy Scott

  

  Demand for vacation homes has crowded out would-be homeowners, but will higher fees make a dent?

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• The diffusion what?

  Veronika Dolar, assistant professor and labor economist at SUNY Old Westbury, talks about what the diffusion index can tell us about the state of the labor market.

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• IRS tells payment apps to report business transactions over $600

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  The threshold used to be much higher.

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• Supply chain issues meet the salon chair

  We hear from Ashley Nelson in Boise, Idaho about how the pandemic has changed hair trends.

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