"Running out of that buffer"

Segments From This Episode

• Macro data of the day

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

  Two big data releases came out Thursday: The PCE price index for April and GDP revisions for the first quarter of the year. Laura Veldkamp at Columbia Business School and Tara Sinclair at George Washington University explain what these reports say about the state of the economy.

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• With prices rising, Americans are saving less

  by Daniel Ackerman

  

  The latest release from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows the personal saving rate has dropped to its lowest point since June 2022.

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• The market for office space is heating up

  by Samantha Fields

  

  More office space is being converted or demolished than is being built. But high-end office buildings are in high demand.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• We might be running out of protein powder

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Ellen Cushing, a staff writer at The Atlantic, wrote about the potential protein powder shortage.

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• How much is a city's brand worth?

  by Jill Replogle

  

  Huntington Beach, California, faces a structural budget gap where recurring expenses exceed recurring revenue. One answer may lie in the city’s trademarked slogan: Surf City USA.

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