Segments From This Episode

• Prices are edging up for many things. The Fed is watching

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Wages are also rising but people aren't spending as much.

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• What it would mean for the U.S. to lose "gold standard" economic data

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal talks to Martha Gimbel at the Yale Budget Lab about the potential consequences of economic data erosion.

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• The key to a good car key

  by Kai Ryssdal and Iru Ekpunobi

  

  Well-designed key fobs tell consumers what to expect from the vehicle they’re about to get into, says Hannah Elliott at Bloomberg.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Job cut plans spiked in July, but is it just an anomaly?

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Job cut announcements rose 29% in July from the previous month, according to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

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• Private equity tees up to invest in youth sports

  by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang

  

  The youth sports industry has amassed an estimated market value of $40 billion according to the Aspen Institute. Private equity has taken notice and is ready to play ball.

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