Segments From This Episode

• A pleasant surprise on inflation

  by David Brancaccio

  Tomorrow, we'll get the Consumer inflation reading for August. Today, it was wholesale inflation. In a pleasant surprise, it unexpectedly went down slightly. We'll discuss this morning with Susan Schmidt, senior portfolio manager at Exchange Capital Resources.

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• Small business owners feel optimistic, but finding quality employees remains a challenge

  by Savannah Peters

  

  A survey from the National Federation for Independent Businesses showed companies are feeling better about the health of their businesses. But concerns about labor persist.   

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• Mexico City's anti-gentrification protests

  by Will Grant

  There have been demonstrations in Mexico City this summer protesting against wealthier foreigners, who are pricing out area residents. In the popular neighborhood of La Condesa, activists say that as many as one in five homes is now for shorter-term rentals. We'll hear how residents are feeling and learn how the government is responding.

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