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Who's got the pricing power?
Economic data reports tell us two things are true: Inflation seems here to stay, and consumers haven’t let up on spending. It’s the perfect storm for businesses to wield the power to raise prices wit…
Published on 12 hours ago
Google raises the stakes of the AI race
Google announced it will integrate Gemini, its AI assistant, into the Chrome web browser. That will transform Chrome — the most used search engine — into an “agentic” browser. More on what that means…
Published on 3 days, 12 hours ago
The job market's bizarre balancing act
The number of new hires in August was about equal to the number of Americans who lost or quit their jobs in the same month. That means they sorta just .... cancel each other out. In this episode, wha…
Published on 4 days, 12 hours ago
Hey, big spender!
The top 10% of earners in the U.S. accounted for nearly 50% of spending in the second quarter — the highest share since Moody's Analytics began collecting the data in 1989. That's important context, …
Published on 5 days, 12 hours ago
The cost of GOP cuts to coal royalties
Wyoming made billions from coal mining over the last 50 years, funding the government, schools, roads, parks. But President Trump’s major spending bill, passed in July, gives mining companies a break…
Published on 6 days, 12 hours ago
The slow death of remote-only jobs
It’s been five-and-a-half years since lots of workers retreated to home offices at the height of the pandemic. Now, about 35% of Americans work from home at least once a week. In this episode, why em…
Published on 1 week ago
Small firms cross their fingers for a rate cut
The Russell 2000, a stock index of smaller companies or “small caps,” has fallen behind the S&P 500 over the past few years. A Fed rate cut, which may come as soon as next week, could change their lu…
Published on 1 week, 3 days ago
As the job market slows, inflation speeds up
The labor market has been cooling for a bit, and in some sectors is virtually frozen. That could push the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates. But the Fed’s other mandate, besides maximum employmen…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
Why have some prices stayed put?
Consumer prices have been overall slow to reflect the Trump administration’s new tariffs. So we called up some retailers to understand why they haven’t raised their prices, even though their costs ar…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
The BLS has a $700 million budget. What's its ROI?
Budget cuts may be in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' future. But the data collected by the BLS is critical for federal decision making. In this episode, we calculate if the $700 million investment i…
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago