Sep 25, 2024
Attention Kmart shoppers: It’s time to say goodbye
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The bargain retailer is closing its last full-scale store in the lower 48 states. Also: OpenAI's data center expansion pitch.
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Is this especially tense presidential campaign eating away at the economy?
Few will dispute that here in late September, the presidential election seems close. Is this one of the reasons for the drop we saw this month in consumer confidence? We’ll check in with economist Julia Coronado, founder of MacroPolicy Perspectives and a professor at UT Austin.
The energy demands of proposed AI data centers
The ChatGPT company OpenAI is reportedly seeking a large expansion in data centers across the U.S. to crunch the data for advanced artificial intelligence. This comes as the federal government is looking for input on how to build more of these centers and amid questions about who pays for the infrastructure to get all the electricity to them.
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David Brancaccio
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Leanna Byrne
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Meredith Garretson Morbey
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Ariana Rosas
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Dylan Miettinen
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James Graham
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