Sep 8, 2023

What rising corporate bankruptcies tell us about the economy

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Corporate bankruptcies have been on the rise for more than a year, and that can have big ripple effects. Then, we check in on trade barriers.

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The Weekly Wrap

by Kai Ryssdal

Marketplace host Kai Ryssdal talks with Jeanna Smialek of the New York Times and Amara Omeokwe of the Wall Street Journal about the Federal Reserve’s interest rate options, consumer expectations and potential cracks in the labor market.

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What do rising corporate bankruptcies say about the economy?

by Kristin Schwab

Sep 8, 2023

Some bankruptcies reflect fallout from the financial crisis more than a decade ago.

Corporate bankruptcies have been on the rise for more than a year. Retail chain Christmas Tree Shops, above, filed for bankruptcy in May.

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U.S., Europe work to hammer out new agreement on tariffs

by Kimberly Adams

Sep 8, 2023

Remember those steel and aluminum tariffs that were supposed to target China but also pulled in Europe and Canada? Most of them still exist.

The Trump-era tariffs were imposed with the legal justification of protecting America’s national security. But they were also about protecting America’s steel and aluminum producers from cheaper Chinese imports.

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Businesses are telling the Federal Reserve they think wage gains are subsiding

by Stephanie Hughes

Sep 8, 2023

That could be a sign that the Fed's interest rate hikes are working and the economy is cooling.

Though wage growth has been falling, inflation has been falling even faster.

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Labor market weakens for young, less educated workers

by Mitchell Hartman

Sep 8, 2023

What that might mean for them and for the economy at large.

Young adults without diplomas are "canaries in the coal mine," said Bill Rodgers at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. "When the economy slows down, they tend to be the first ones to lose their jobs.”

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Maria Hollenhorst Producer II

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