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Episodes (50)
Lower those expectations
Oct 27, 2026
What's in AI's next chapter?
Oct 26, 2026
Your 401(k) is probably invested in AI
Oct 23, 2026
High risk, high rates — where's the reward?
Oct 22, 2026
Small town economics clash with Big Tech agendas
Oct 21, 2026
The loan demand balancing act
Oct 20, 2026
Consumer credit creep
Oct 19, 2026
A view of AI, from Mumbai
Oct 16, 2026
Where producer prices go, consumer prices are likely follow
Oct 15, 2026
Energyflation? More like everything-flation
Oct 14, 2026
Less coverage, more profit
Oct 13, 2026
In India, a demographic golden age dawns
Oct 12, 2026
Surprise, you've got medical bills!
Oct 9, 2026
Don't move a muscle!
Oct 8, 2026
How's the stock market doing, minus AI?
Oct 7, 2026
We're stocking up
Oct 6, 2026
A tale of two deficits
Oct 5, 2026
Nike's not just doing it
Oct 2, 2026
Inflation held steady in August. Yay?
Oct 1, 2026
OpenAI is staying private (for now)
Sep 30, 2026
Consumer confidence slides to 12-year low
Sep 29, 2026
Nvidia's record-breaking stock buyback
Sep 28, 2026
High interest rates could balloon the national debt
Sep 25, 2026
Fed officials speak up on inflation
Sep 24, 2026
Tension grows in the housing market
Sep 23, 2026
Time for a diesel export ban?
Sep 22, 2026
The state of U.S.-China trade
Sep 21, 2026
Caught in the Canada trade war crossfire
Sep 18, 2026
Home improvement stores feel the pinch
Sep 17, 2026
Bond traders take a turn in the spotlight
Sep 16, 2026
Imports are way, way up
Sep 15, 2026
A cast of hawkish central bankers
Sep 14, 2026
Inflation trumps wage gains
Sep 11, 2026
What's the new normal for global oil?
Sep 10, 2026
The case for healthcare price caps
Sep 9, 2026
Canada taxes back
Sep 8, 2026
As prices rise, so too does our credit reliance
Sep 7, 2026
Wage growth disappoints
Sep 4, 2026
Chevron's big bet
Sep 3, 2026
Even higher diesel prices are coming
Sep 2, 2026
Borrowing costs go boom
Sep 1, 2026
Oil markets brace for maintenance season
Aug 31, 2026
The ongoing cost of ICE raids on Latino entreprenuers
Aug 28, 2026
Grass is always greener
Aug 27, 2026
How much power does the Fed really have?
Aug 26, 2026
Preparing for an AI tax crisis
Aug 25, 2026
Does Canada need new energy partners?
Aug 24, 2026
When unemployment becomes endless
Aug 21, 2026
Sec. Bessent's big plan to finance the national debt
Aug 20, 2026
Let's import some inflation
Aug 19, 2026