Segments From This Episode

• Economist El-Erian calls on the Fed to start “owning their mistakes”

  by Kai Ryssdal, Andie Corban and Maria Hollenhorst

  

  The prominent economist Mohamed El-Erian said the Fed is still “behind the curve” on inflation.

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• Consumers have kept the economy humming. How long can they keep it up?

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Although they’re contending with inflation and economic uncertainty, they continue to rack up debt and burn through their savings.

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• The lessons of operating in-person

  We check in with Annie Lang Hartman, owner of the stationery and gift company Wild Lettie in Leelenau County, Michigan, about how her holiday quarter is going.

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• Can the EU break Google and Apple’s app store dominance?

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  The European Union’s Digital Markets Act could have implications beyond Europe’s borders — even in the U.S., where similar bills didn’t make it through Congress.

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• New rule for electric car tax incentive delayed

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The rule requires a percentage of battery components to be sourced in the U.S. or countries that have free-trade agreements with the U.S.

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• What it means to buy a house on a block that loves Christmas

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  Residents of 34th Street in Baltimore purchased not just a dwelling, but a whole new way of life during the month of December.

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