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Wages rise ... but prices rise more
by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 31, 2022
If wages were to rise as fast as prices right now, it could lead to a wage-price spiral, something the Fed is trying to prevent.
Gorge no more!
Today, we check in with Wendy Edelberg from the Hamilton Project. As she explains, consumers have been gorging on products during the pandemic, but as demand pivots away, the prices of durable goods have softened.
Small businesses that provide services face a pricing dilemma
by Savannah Maher
Mar 31, 2022
Customers are coming back to businesses like restaurants and day spas, but with costs going up, how much should businesses charge?
Microbusinesses and the pandemic
How global economic disruption sifts down to one small flour mill in Pasadena, California
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Mar 31, 2022
Nan Kohler of Grist & Toll says she's thinking outside the box to deal with challenges from the pandemic and rising inflation.
Parents of transgender children in Texas face a hard choice: stay or go
by Amy Scott
Mar 31, 2022
A new state policy threatens families and doctors who provide gender-affirming medical care.