Segments From This Episode

• Social Security recipients to get their biggest cost-of-living raise in over 40 years

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The adjustment is likely to be announced this week and expected to be around 9%. It’s welcome news for recipients struggling with inflation.

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• It’s a big week for earnings calls. Here’s what Wall Street is listening for.

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  Reports from banks like JPMorgan and consumer companies like PepsiCo can reveal spending trends and signal what businesses see coming.

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• Holiday shopping will look different this year, with discounts coming early

  by Savannah Peters

  

  Consumers can expect early and steep sales as retailers try to offload excessive inventory. Online shopping is expected to cool.

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• Running a fair trade business means investing in both people and products

  by Anais Amin

  

  “Your purchasing power is really a force for positive change,” says Julio Zegarra-Ballon, owner of Zee Bee Market in St. Louis.

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• With Roe v. Wade overturned, colleges prep to provide abortion medication

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Distributing abortion medication requires resources that some schools may not have.

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• When one partner thinks a gift is a catch and the other thinks it's a flop

  In this excerpt from Marketplace’s “This is Uncomfortable”, couple Tim and Ayanna Sumner disagree over how much to spend on Christmas gifts, which comes to a head over a pricey family fishing trip.

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