What would make Kevin Warsh consider a "Fed put?"

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• The "Fed put"

  by Kai Ryssdal

  Under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, can we expect a “Fed put” to promote stability in financial markets?

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• What fewer working teenagers could mean for the future workforce

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  In the 1980s, about two in every three U.S. teenagers had paying jobs. Now, it's about one in three.

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• How the Iran war derailed selling season for homebuilders

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Single-family home construction spending is down 4% from last May, according to new Census Bureau data, as elevated mortgage rates and affordability pressures drag down demand.

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• People can now bet on wildfires on prediction markets. What could go wrong?

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  Critics have called it unethical and pointed out that people might start fires to collect on bets. On the other hand, prediction markets can highlight risk and change behaviors in the real world.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Forget rush hour, traffic has become an all-day problem

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  With people moving farther from city centers and commuting at more irregular hours, peak traffic times have shifted and stretched.

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• What's behind a boom in the Western boot business?

  by Blake Farmer

  

  The global western boot market has topped $1 billion and is growing, fueled by what industry observers call the “‘Yellowstone’ effect.”

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