GDP growth comes at expense of consumer savings

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• The economy grew 3.4% this summer, but consumers got there by saving less

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  Economists think that a more strained consumer could slow growth in the fourth quarter, and that much of the wealth cushioning higher-income spenders comes from AI-driven stock gains.

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• Unemployment numbers are near a 57-year low. Why doesn't it feel like it?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sarah Leeson

  

  In a low-hire, low-fire job market, employment data and personal perceptions of the economy can tell different stories.

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• Here's why Alphabet stock plummeted today

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  Its third-quarter earnings report showed ad sales weren’t great and revenue didn’t meet expectations. That’s got investors worried about an AI-driven downturn.

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• China, the world's second largest economy, considers itself "developing." Why?

  by Kai Ryssdal and Sofia Terenzio

  

  Yeling Tan, professor of public policy at the University of Oxford, talks about why China might want to keep its “developing” title — despite its growing economy and international relevance.

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• Apple-picking looks different this season after “devastating year" for orchards

  by Samantha Fields

  

  A late spring freeze wiped out almost all of the crop at Solebury Orchards in northeastern Pennsylvania this year, forcing a change to an annual tradition.

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