Fast-casual meal deals are upon us

Segments From This Episode

• The Weekly Wrap

  by Kristin Schwab

  "Marketplace" host Kristin Schwab talks with Ana Swanson at the New York Times and Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, about the tariff fall out, uncertainty in the economy, and the rest of the week’s economic news.

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• More spending on data center construction had limited impact on GDP

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  Data centers were one of the bright spots in a year that saw total construction spending decline 1.4% from the previous year.

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• How an entrepreneur started an urban flower farm in neighbors' yards

  by Maria Hollenhorst

  

  Marisa Mender-Franklin wanted to start a flower farm. She just needed land.

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• The Numbers

  by Kristin Schwab

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• Rising prices push renters to use "rent now, pay later" services

  by Kristin Schwab and Michaela Seah

  

  Cora Lewis, a business reporter at the Associated Press, discusses the rising trend of using “buy now, pay later” services to pay rent.

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• Panera debuts a value meal for cash-strapped customers

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Value meals used to be the domain of fast food chains like McDonalds. But now fast-casual places like Panera are entering "the value wars."

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