Small businesses (finally) get to hiring

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• Macy's is looking for a comeback

  by Kristin Schwab

  

  After years of decline, Macy’s sales have grown for a fourth straight quarter.

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• Small business are suddenly a bright spot in an otherwise dreary labor market

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  They’re hiring, paying more, and giving workers more hours.

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• It's getting easier for companies to become banks. That might help their bottom line

  by Kai Ryssdal, Sarah Leeson and Sean McHenry

  

  The Trump administration is pushing for more companies to get banking charters, and fintech and crypto companies are taking them up on that.

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• Caught in the middle of a tariff storm

  by Sean McHenry

  President Trump announced a reduction in specific tariffs on agricultural and manufacturing equipment. Gretchen Blough, customs brokerage manager at Logistics Plus in Erie, Pennsylvania, describes how things are going in the customs business right now.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Utah is experimenting with a new role for AI: renewing prescriptions

  by Alexandra Olgin

  

  Utah is drawing attention for piloting an AI program that promises faster and cheaper prescription renewals, while raising questions about patient safety and liability.

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• States spend to reinforce at-risk bridges after Baltimore bridge collapse

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  The nearly 100-year-old Lewis and Clark Bridge wasn’t built to accommodate the giant ships that now travel underneath it.

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