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More than 330,000 Haitians lost their ability to legally live and work in the U.S. this week. A recent Supreme Court ruling allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for refugees from certain countries. In this episode, why the policy change will deliver a swift blow to the healthcare sector. Plus: Economists weigh the Fed’s next interest rate move, businesses report cautious optimism in new survey, and a Baltimore club redistributes wealth to neighbors in need.

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• Economists share their Fed expectations
• Businesses report optimism, despite all the economic uncertainty
• A new kind of club wants people to share the wealth
• What the end of TPS for Haitians could mean for the labor force
• To reduce their climate impact, airlines target contrails
• Circus school balances world-class programs with small town values

Intel’s sales jumped by 25% last quarter, the largest increase in over a decade — making the U.S. government’s stake in the company around $40 billion after the administration invested last year. In this episode: Was Trump’s Intel deal a win-win? Plus: Why Gen Z’s not drinking regular soda, rates on business loans might climb, and a 63-year-old pivoted to statue restoration after a career in tech.

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• Weekly Wrap: Are tariffs just white noise?
• Rates on business loans have held steady, but they might climb soon
• Intel is booming a year after the U.S. government bought a stake. Is that a win-win?
• Mushroom soda and other functional drinks make a splash in the beverage market
• How a 63-year-old took statue restoration from a side hustle to full-time job

Sounds rosy, right? Not if you’re long-term unemployed, underemployed, or a new grad. In this episode, the labor market’s low-hire, low-fire status quo reaches a new extreme. Plus: States sue over new Medicaid work requirement protocols, Uber lays off a tenth of its customer service workers with plans to replace them with AI chatbots, and a family travel boom reshapes luxury resorts.

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• It's still a tight job market, despite record-low initial unemployment claims
• As yields on Treasury notes rise, the bond market is changing
• States sound alarm over new Medicaid work requirement rule
• An AI customer service agent will take your call now
• The life of a Hollywood freelancer
• Families are crashing honeymoon hot spots

The yield on a 30-year Treasury bond has been hovering above 5% for a couple weeks — the longest stretch since the Great Recession. One reason is Treasury bonds are competing with Big Tech debt. We’ll explain, with help from one reporter’s shady gym membership deal. Also in this episode: AT&T attributes strong earnings to service bundles, a customs broker updates us on shipping logistics amid tariff changes, and Kai explains why Fed economists want to keep inflation expectations "anchored."

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

• 30-year Treasury yields stick above 5%
• China's consumer economy is losing steam
• AT&T's service bundles make for an earnings boon
• Inside the "tariff whirlpool" with a brokerage manager
• What “anchored inflation expectations” mean for the Fed

Anthropic settled a copyright case Monday, agreeing to pay out $1.5 billion to authors whose material had been scraped to train its AI chatbot. It comes out to roughly $3,000 per work used after legal fees and other costs. But the outcome isn’t as decisive as it seems. In this episode, what Anthropic’s decision to settle means for future AI copyright cases. Plus: What we lose when we rely on digital downloads, why Jersey Mike’s is soaring while Subway slumps, and how small business owners are handling higher trucking costs.

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• How business owners are grappling with higher trucking costs
• Jersey Mike's filed to go public. What advantages does it have over other sandwich chains?
• A GM vehicle will set you back around $52,000. Here's why that's higher than average.
• In the digital era, what media do we still own?
• Anthropic pays $1.5 billion to settle a copyright case
• Breckenridge's dark night skies are dreamy — but they come at a cost
  

Blink and you’d miss it — gas prices cooled earlier this summer as the Iran war reached a ceasefire, but the national average is back up to $4 a gallon, according to AAA. In this episode, will U.S.-Iran negotiations drive fuel prices even higher? Plus: Starter home supply eases in some parts of the country, regional bank earnings reveal what’s going on in the consumer economy, and Kai discusses changes to the Fed under Chair Kevin Warsh.

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• Gas prices hit $4 a gallon again
• Regional bank earnings will tell us a lot about the health of the economy
• All engines go as U.S. shipping speeds up
• Starter home supply is starting to pick up, particularly in the South
• For this Texas park worker, home is about the location — not the house

The short answer is no, the Chevron-Iraq deal won’t solve the problem. So why did the U.S.-based energy company sign a vague, preliminary deal to negotiate a pipeline that circumvents the Strait of Hormuz? It’s another sign that energy firms expect the war with Iran to drag on. Also in this episode: Talent managers represent more social media influencers as sponsored content spending grows, a food critic delivers the history of iconic Las Vegas buffets, and the U.S. experiences a fun shortage.

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• Inflation is softening. Can it last with war and tariffs?
• Chevron seeks new route to transport oil from Iraq
• The professionals behind that sponcon on your feed
• The economics behind America’s fun shortage
• The Las Vegas buffet, from 1946 to today

The White House has proposed new tariffs on 60 countries that allegedly aren’t doing enough to ban forced labor. Domestic businesses, already burned from last year’s trade war, are bracing for more hurt. In this episode, companies weigh early orders against rising costs. Plus: Recent positive inflation data could convince the Fed to hold interest rates steady, Kroger buys Giant Eagle in ongoing effort to unseat Walmart as the supermarket market-share king, and parents sacrifice to put their kids through youth sports.

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• Retailers map out tariff strategies
• The Fed digests an optimistic week for economic data
• Traditional supermarkets are struggling. Kroger hopes its Giant Eagle merger will help
• Business Botox: What it takes to sell a luxury home
• Youth sports have turned into a five-figure-a-year commitment for many parents

Though the latest inflation reports show price growth cooled a bit in June, U.S. inflation remains higher than its peer nations, which include the U.K., Canada, France, and Japan. President Trump’s tariffs are partially to blame. But so is hefty capital expenditure by AI giants. Can anything counterbalance all that spending? After that: Kai explains the utility of Beige Book “soft” data, IBM posts mediocre earnings, farmers fret over fertilizer prices, and student borrowers weather five years of policy whiplash.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

• Why is inflation in the U.S. worse than other developed countries?
• IBM and other old-school tech companies feel the AI pinch
• Fertilizer costs worry farmers as Iran conflict continues
• Student loan policy changes give borrowers whiplash
• For these entrepreneurs, it's all in the details

We got a better-than-expected June CPI report: Inflation slowed in both the goods and services sectors. But it’s hard to say whether that trend will continue and how it might affect the Fed’s next inflation rate decision. Also in this episode, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh testifies before Congress, so we break down his approach to central bank communication and the Humphrey-Hawkins Act. Plus, an egg price-fixing scheme, the hog lobby, and credit cards.

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Marketplace is more than a radio show. Check out our original reporting and financial literacy content at marketplace.org — and consider making an investment in our future.

Read the stories from today’s episode:

• Inflation slowed in June. What does that mean for interest rates?
• Can the hog lobby — and falling prices — get Americans to eat more pork?
• Cracking open the price-fixing scandal behind rising egg prices
• What higher credit card spending means for the economy
• Why Kevin Warsh is on Capitol Hill today