A divided government could shift the bond market

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• How this week's election results can impact the bond market — and interest rates

  by Henry Epp

  

  A GOP-led White House and Democrat-majority Congress has implications for government debt, appointments to the Fed, and the budget.

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• Wyoming and Florida voters come to different conclusions on property tax reform

  by Caitlin Tan

  

  Florida residents approved a tax exemption for properties up to $250,000. Wyoming, on the other hand, voted down a property tax cut, in order to maintain public services.

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• Banana importer talks rising costs and shrinking margins

  by Kristin Schwab and Sofia Terenzio

  Daniella Velasquez de Leon, general manager at Organics Unlimited, says prices are rising on corrugated boxes, transportation costs, plastic, and more.

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• The Numbers

  by Kristin Schwab

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• Data center opposition is forging unlikely bipartisan alliances in Alabama

  by Caleigh Wells

  

  But local elected officials stand firm in support of new developments.

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• For lots of kids, free school lunch is no longer on the menu. It's one of many strains on cafeterias

  by Peter Medlin

  

  Schools in the U.S. serve almost 30 million lunches every day. But rising food costs, regulations, and cuts to food assistance mean school kitchens have to do more with less.

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