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NPR's Michel Martin asks Austan Goolsbee, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, about rising inflation and the latest federal report on consumer prices.
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The Labor Department reported on Tuesday that consumer prices increased by 3.8% in April compared to a year ago.
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The April employment report was better than most analysts expected.
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Many facing economic pressures and frustrations have begun shopping at budget grocery stores and warehouse clubs in lieu of traditional supermarkets, with priorities shifting in pursuit of good deals.
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Cadets from the nation's Merchant Marine academies are finding lots of demand and great salaries because of a shortage of licensed mariners.
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Is the new report an indication of resilience in a period of economic uncertainty? Or has the fallout from the Iran war just not hit the labor market yet?
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It's the biggest day for America's restaurants, and one of the biggest for flower sales. Despite anxieties over rising gas prices, people are ready to splurge to celebrate.
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Democrats want to tax the rich to cut taxes on worker incomes. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland explains and a tax policy expert shares his reservations with NPR's Planet Money team.
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The Court of International Trade has struck down a second round of global tariffs ordered by President Trump, after his earlier import taxes were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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North Carolina's average gas price has increased nearly thirty cents a gallon in the last month and more than $1.30 in the past year, according to AAA.
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She has spent decades helping others struggling to make ends meet. Now the rising cost of gas and groceries has left Dalene Basden feeling the strain herself.
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Jet fuel prices have doubled since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.