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"Indie Game: The Movie"

Inside the wide world of indie video games

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
May 24, 2024
Yes, the video game industry is in turbulent times. But there's also a vast ecosystem of games built by those outside the major studios.
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Major retailers lower prices as competition heats up

by Sabri Ben-Achour
May 23, 2024
Target and Walmart are among the outlets competing for the dollars of consumers who may have reached the limit of what they will pay.
"We've made price cuts on 1,500 frequently shopped items," Target CEO Brian Cornell told investors.
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My Economy

Before, he built nuclear detectors. Now, he's making cowboy boots.

by Sofia Terenzio
May 23, 2024
Steve Christo runs a custom boot shop in Virginia. "I thought, 'If I can build nuclear detectors, I should be able to make a boot,'" he said.
Christo works with clients to take their measurements and select leathers as part of his custom boot-making.
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High interest rates have frozen the real estate market. When will it thaw?

by Mitchell Hartman
May 23, 2024
Mortgage rates have popped back up above 7%, sales have fallen and builder sentiment is down. 5% would get things moving, per one economist.
Mortgage rates above 7% weigh on the housing market. Buyers can’t afford the high monthly payments, and sellers don’t want to move and give up their cheap loans.
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First GE, now DuPont. Corporate deconglomeration is having a moment.

by Daniel Ackerman
May 23, 2024
DuPont said it will split into three companies focused on water, electronics and chemicals. Investors and antitrust officials may be watching.
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Olympics 2024

For many Olympians and Paralympians, the path to Paris is self-funded

by Henry Epp
May 23, 2024
It's up to many athletes to pay for the bulk of training, coaching, travel, equipment and other expenses on the road to Paris.
Ben Washburne and his Paralympic teammates practice on the Charles River in Boston. Washburne juggles training with a full-time job.
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National Debt

Now that pandemic SNAP benefits have ended, many scramble for food

by Stacey Vanek Smith
May 23, 2024
The number of Americans facing food insecurity has increased. People are turning to food pantries, soup kitchens and each other.
When emergency nutrition assistance expired, millions of Americans suddenly had hundreds of dollars less per month for food. 
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Higher tariffs on Chinese computer chips may not lead to more U.S. engineering jobs

by Daniel Ackerman
May 23, 2024
An NBER study finds the tariffs may actually dampen U.S. opportunities for chip engineers and others.
A recent NBER study found that hiring of semiconductor engineers in the U.S. is down 9% since 2018. 
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Is the passive investing boom bad news?

by David Brancaccio and Alex Schroeder
May 23, 2024
These kinds of investments – like putting money into index funds – now make up somewhere between 15% and 38% of the stock market.
Index funds have historically been a generally easy, cheap and profitable way to invest your money.
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Long COVID can make work challenging. Accommodations can make a difference.

by Samantha Fields
May 22, 2024
In more than half of cases, workplace accommodations don’t cost an employer anything, according to one survey.
For many, long COVID is severe enough that it affects their ability to work. One study estimates about 700,000 people are likely missing from the labor force because of it.
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