Agentic AI anxiety

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• What's been dragging down the dollar?

  by Justin Ho

  

  At the outset of the war in Iran, the dollar surged, likely because of the typical “flight to safety” behavior. But more recently, it’s been taking a beating.

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• With retail spending on the rise, what's keeping the U.S. consumer going?

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  Retail spending rose by 1.7% from February to March. Experts said people are spending their tax refunds and increasingly turning to credit — even for groceries.

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• How a community bank is handling uncertainty and a new crypto age

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  “I don't think it'll be a bumpy year, but there won't be as much growth as we anticipated,” said Laurie Stewart, CEO and president of Sound Community Bank in Seattle, Washington.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Budget airlines seek tax relief for jet fuel costs caused by the war

  by Samantha Fields

  

  Smaller airlines have thinner margins and more price-sensitive customers than major airlines, and say they have fewer ways to absorb the hit.

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• AI agents are supercharging productivity, and anxiety, in tech

  by Meghan McCarty Carino

  

  In the new agentic arms race, there’s a sense you’re falling behind if you’re not “10xing” your output while you sleep.

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