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Dec 19, 2022

Those inventory issues just won’t let up

Retail inventories are up 17% since last year. Today, what it means for consumers. Plus, Colorado River basin states weigh farmer subsidies as a water-conservation strategy.

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With retail inventories up 17% since last year, expect sales
by Sabri Ben-Achour
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Retailers’ inventories in October were nearly 17% higher than a year before.
Homebuilder confidence drops for 12th straight month
by Meghan McCarty Carino
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High mortgage rates are causing homebuilders to pull back. A measure of sentiment has dropped to its lowest level since 2012.
In U.K. 4-day work week trial, companies see happier employees — and higher productivity
by Stephen Beard
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70 U.K. companies have just completed a 6-month experiment with a shorter week with full pay – and early results are promising.
Water managers float idea of paying farmers to reduce use of Colorado River
by Savannah Peters
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The seven states have until late January to agree on massive water conservation measures or the feds say they’ll impose cuts.
How ‘Ivy’ clothes became a century-spanning fashion mainstay
by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Spencer Platt/Getty Images
“Ivy was a huge clothing phenomenon in the mid-20th century,” said Avery Trufelman, host of the podcast “Articles of Interest.” “And over time, it evolved into what was in the ’70s and ’80s called ‘preppy style,’ and what I argue now almost has no name at all.”