Segments From This Episode

• Why is the U.S. Postal Service in the red?

  by Henry Epp

  

  President-elect Donald Trump has said he’s “looking at” privatizing USPS — an idea that comes as the service ended the last fiscal year with a $9.5 billion net loss.

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• Parsing fresh retail sales data

  by David Brancaccio

  There’s news that retail sales rose more than expected in November. But look at the fine print and you’ll see that a lot of that was people buying cars and trucks to replace vehicles lost during hurricanes. To help us with this, let’s chat with Jared Dillian, founder of the personal finance site Jared Dillian Money.

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• In many cities, a century-old dinner model is getting new life

  by Justin Kramon

  

  Supper clubs are popping up in cities from Philadelphia to Boise.

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