Home improvement stores feel the pinch

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• The countries driving energy demand growth can't wait for renewables to get cheaper

  by Elizabeth Trovall

  

  Emerging economies like India, Brazil, and Nigeria will drive more than 60% of global energy demand growth over the next 30 years.

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• Kevin Warsh isn't a "data point-dependent guy"

  by Kai Ryssdal and Nicholas Guiang

  

  There’s an ongoing debate about what data the Federal Reserve should use to measure our economy.

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• Home improvement stores take a housing market hit

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  High prices and a moribund housing market have homeowners putting off improvement projects. Home Depot, Lowe’s, and their competitors are feeling the pinch.

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• "Rise and grind": High schoolers take new AP business with personal finance class

  by Stephanie Hughes

  

  The College Board, which is offering the course, said students want to see relevance in their schoolwork.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Residents of a mobile home park try to buy their community before someone else does

  by Leigh Paterson

  

  Corporate investors and private equity firms are buying up mobile home parks across the country. In Colorado, one community recently found out their park is for sale for $44.5 million.

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• Turning a childhood home into a place to share with strangers

  by Nicholas Guiang

  

  Chris Sorbe worked with his father to turn their home into a vacation rental a decade ago. Business boomed for a while, but it hasn’t been so hot lately.

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