What happens if the Fed goes mum

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• Fed leaders give a lot of speeches. The central bank's new chair may change that

  by Justin Ho

  

  The Fed hasn’t always been so transparent about how it makes interest rate decisions.

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• Will higher costs for retailers be passed on to consumers?

  by Nova Safo

  

  Energy and transportation are two areas where costs are rising for stores like Home Depot, Walmart, and Target, but raising prices could turn off an increasingly strapped consumer.

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• Cities are investing tax dollars ... on trees. Here's why it works

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Every dollar invested in trees generates roughly three dollars in benefits.

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• Why EV sales are stagnant in the U.S. but surging in Europe

  by Henry Epp

  

  Americans still buy a lot of big pick-up trucks. On top of that, the Trump administration ended subsidies for electric vehicles and stopped enforcing fuel efficiency rules.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Business schools are drumming up revenue by teaching the C-suite

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  

  “Business schools are desperately looking for alternative revenue streams to finance their marquee MBA programs,” said journalist Robb Mandelbaum, reporting for Bloomberg Businessweek. And one stream they’re turning to— executive education.

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• How launching a pet portrait business helped one LA artist, professionally and personally

  by Andie Corban

  

  Rebecca Holopter pops up at markets and events and paints 10-minute watercolor portraits of pets — from dogs and cats to pigeons and cockroaches.

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