Marketplace Stories

A look at new inflation data, a narrowing K-shaped economy, and the rest of the week’s economic news.

Border businesses in Minnesota and North Dakota say fewer Canadian visitors are cutting into sales, forcing some to reduce hours, staff and spending.

Retail sales fell 0.6% in July, a bigger drop than expected and a sharp reversal from June's modest uptick.

Alanna Okun, a writer and game designer, said the game has become a stand-in for a “thing people do when they are messing around on their phones.”

Amid severe drought and water rationing, a restaurant tries to make do.

Energy prices remain elevated, which affects costs of transportation, materials, and power.

Electricity is getting more expensive and less reliable. Local power, like solar panels and batteries, helps solve those problems, but they’re expensive. That’s why Ann Arbor, Michigan, is installing them on homes for free.

Prices are up for consumers, and the stores where they are buying goods are seeing some cost increases, too.

Utilities see more upside in relatively cheap solar cells than expensive new coal-burning plants. That’s despite the Trump administration’s efforts to boost coal as a source of electricity.

Despite a major international conflict, markets have remained strong. There’s historical precedent for that.