The Retail Sales Boom Is Mostly Your Gas Receipt
Retail sales rose in September, but the heroic consumer in this story looks suspiciously like a gas pump holding everyone’s wallet hostage.
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Rebranding AI Does Not Make It Super
Washington is taking its preferred solution to hard problems international: rename the thing, applaud the new label, and hope nobody asks about guardrails.
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Almost A Trade Deal Is Still A Very Expensive Maybe
Indian officials say legal drafting is underway on a U.S. trade agreement. Progress is welcome. Businesses and workers still need actual terms and a start date.
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Wholesale Inflation Just Brought A Gas Can
September’s producer prices jumped 1.3%, while new unemployment claims barely moved. The fresh data refuse to squeeze into one convenient campaign slogan.
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Washington Escalates A Port Dispute. Your Salad Gets A Lawyer.
Proposed penalties on Spanish shipping and imports deserve a cost analysis, not another performance of toughness financed by everybody else.
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