Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kai Ryssdal

  “Marketplace” host Kai Ryssdal talks about the Fed’s interest rate decision and the latest economic news with Courtenay Brown of Axios and Sudeep Reddy of Politico.

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• There’s a “mysterious and important” debate in Congress on how to measure tax cuts

  by Stacey Vanek Smith

  

  The fight is over how to frame the numbers, one tax law expert says, because that changes the rhetoric. A Senate adviser will decide.

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• Immigrants fill critical roles in growing caregiving industry

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Experts worry that restrictions on immigration could lead to a shortage of caregivers as the U.S. population grows older and more infirm.

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• The Leading Economic Index has declined for 3 months straight. Should we worry?

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index was down by 0.3% in February — the third consecutive monthly decline.

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