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Amazon knows what we buy, and it's turning that into a huge ad business

By Molly Wood
February 20, 2019
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Facebook and Google might need to watch out.

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Consumers are still confident in the economy, if their borrowing is any indication

By Ben Bradford
February 08, 2019
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When listeners check the price tag...

By Kai Ryssdal, Bennett Purser, and Liz Sanchez
February 07, 2019
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...they tell us what they notice — and what they're willing to pay for.

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Costs are falling for renewable energy stored in batteries

By Jed Kim
January 29, 2019
"We're talking about about 80-85 percent cost reduction over the past decade for battery storage [of renewable energy]," said Ravi Manghani, director of energy storage at energy consulting firm Wood Mackenzie.
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Battery storage is getting to houses through electrical lines, maybe even yours.

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What it is like to be a female economist

By Kai Ryssdal, Sean McHenry, and Liz Sanchez
January 25, 2019
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A Washington Post reporter talks about the "seemingly minor sexist moments" at the biggest gathering of economists in the U.S.

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Restaurants feel the pinch as shutdown drags on

By Janet Babin, Leila Goldstein, and Robyn Edgar
January 22, 2019
Restaurants, which often operate on single digit margins, are feeling a decrease in business due to the government shutdown.
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... but some owners reach out to help furloughed federal workers.

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Millennials, like Baby Boomers, struggle with lifelong debt

By Janet Babin
January 21, 2019
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Slow sales shed light on how jewelers make money via financing

By Justin Ho
January 18, 2019

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As tariffs increase prices, are consumers noticing?

By Tracey Samuelson
January 15, 2019
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