Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  Kai Ryssdal talks to New York Times reporter Ana Swanson and Yahoo Finance reporter Brian Cheung about this week’s economic news.

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• Consumer sentiment takes another hit in December

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  University of Michigan data shows inflation is starting to bite more for consumers at the low end of the income spectrum.

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• A family’s struggle with the costs of coronavirus

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  “I know I’m not the only one going through this,” said Veronica Coon, a hairdresser in Henderson, Nevada.

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• Commercial lending could rebound this year

  by Justin Ho

  

  Business lending has been sluggish throughout the pandemic. But there are signs that commercial lending is starting to pick up again.

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• Families begin the new year without child tax credit payments

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The one-year program increased payments and expanded eligibility to the poorest families. Congress has not moved to extend those changes. 

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