Segments From This Episode

• Strong consumer spending continues to bolster GDP

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  GDP grew at a healthy 2.8% pace. Current spending levels may provide a welcome “not too hot, not too cold” scenario for the Federal Reserve.

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• Wage growth is slowing, but it’s still staying ahead of inflation

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  The job market is still tilted in workers’ favor.

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• The economy has been stabilizing. But for some small businesses, it also feels a little out of whack.

  by Justin Ho

  

  Even though inflation has subsided, interest rates are heading down, and the labor market is loosening up, many business owners say the problems that emerged over the last few years haven’t gone away.

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• Dollars don’t go far for car owners, report finds

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  Since 2020, cost increases have far surpassed inflation, report finds. Prices for insurance and repair have been climbing.

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• WNBA players are ditching their contract. Here’s what they want in a new one

  by Savannah Peters

  

  After a historic 2024 season, players are after higher salaries, better family and retirement benefits and a larger cut of WNBA profits.

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• Farmers are making less money this year as ag economy normalizes

  by Will Bauer

  

  Crop prices have dropped after supply shortages stoked profits. Farmers and equipment makers are cutting costs, but livestock is doing well.

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