Turnover could be a sign of a healthy economy, but it depends on whether laid-off workers are able to find new jobs. Plus: The cost of decoupling the U.S. economy from China, and more from Kai’s visit to Utah County.
It won’t be good for businesses that need to predict tomorrow’s economy. Plus, the warehousing sector, hard versus soft data and Utah’s booming culture of entrepreneurship.
The answer may surprise you (and depend on who you ask). Plus, the GOP’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” gets a Byrd bath, and we visit one of the youngest counties in the U.S.
We give a preview of the employment data out next week. Plus, Evan Osnos discusses his new book, “The Haves and Have-Yachts: Dispatches on the Ultrarich.”
If the U.S. government takes on significantly more debt, mortgage rates and other borrowing costs will go up too. Plus, content creator production studios, orphan oil wells and tariff check-ins with a few small businesses.
After a collective downward spiral in April, American consumers are feeling a bit sunnier on the future of the economy. Plus: durable goods, bond yields, “maturing” craft breweries and personal data tracking device paranoia.
Consumers haven’t felt great about the economy’s future so far this year. As trade tensions ease, will that change? Plus, financial therapy, online travel agents and the Ground Round returns.