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What pumpkin spice 🎃 reveals about tariffs, inflation and global trade.My latest for
@bloomberg.com
. Plus a pumpkin spice index courtesy of
@michaelmcdonough.bsky.social
Big thank you to
@staceyshick.bsky.social
🎁 🔗
t.co/wY0R1K5A6o
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Today in the Businessweek Daily: The pumpkin spice index provides a window into why US inflation has remained relatively tame in spite of tariffs. By
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
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What Pumpkin Pie Spices Tell Us About Tariffs
Importers like Burlap & Barrel had to adapt to Trump’s import taxes on cinnamon and more.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-11-26/pumpkin-spice-index-tracks-prices-of-cinnamon-other-thanksgiving-flavors?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2NDE4MjkwMCwiZXhwIjoxNzY0Nzg3NzAwLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNkNKR0xLR0lGUkUwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDQjhERDAxRjBGMEU0MkE1QkUyREM4NEU5MUUyRDAwRSJ9._XJ6wF5oP-JZtRLBF1fI1f7D2khtGGrrfIY-a_9AoYw
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I just cooked something the recipe said was “idiot proof” and it is a total disaster…. Where do you go from idiot proof?
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stacy-marie ishmael
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“editor Mark Guiducci has made two big moves since taking the helm of Vanity Fair in June. He decided to put only male actors on the cover of the magazine’s annual Hollywood issue, and he hired the scandal-plagued journalist Olivia Nuzzi as its West Coast editor.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/s...
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Vanity Fair Is Reviewing Its Ties to Olivia Nuzzi
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/style/vanity-fair-olivia-nuzzi.html
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How’s the economy doing?… it’s complicated. This week’s jobs numbers and the bumpy markets paint a mysterious picture
#economy
#stockmarket
#jobs
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14 days ago
You can read
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Marketplace
14 days ago
Introducing the Marketplace news quiz! Every week we'll bring you a fresh set of questions about the economy—from the quirky to the wonky. Take the quiz now 👇
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Marketplace News Quiz
Every week, the Marketplace news quiz brings you a fresh set of questions about the economy — from the quirky to the wonky. Whether you’re a news junkie, a casual scroller or just love a little trivia...
https://www.marketplace.org/quiz
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The lipstick index 💄 is flashing red. Is a recession coming? My latest for
@businessweektr.bsky.social
@bloomberg.com
part of their excellent beauty issue
#recession
#economy
#spending
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Marketplace
19 days ago
Tax cuts for the wealthy are, in theory, supposed to stimulate economic growth. So why don’t those benefits trickle down?
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Why doesn’t trickle-down economics work in practice?
The very rich have 1,000 times more wealth than the poorest households, according to a new report. That wealth is not improving the livelihoods of other people in the economy.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/11/07/why-doesnt-trickledown-economics-work-in-practice
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The Onion fact-checking things is like the modern-day version of the tree falling in the forest...
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The Bulwark
19 days ago
Filmmaker Ken Burns discusses why the Trump administration killed the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with John Avlon: "It'll hurt mostly rural communities — maybe that's their intention. There'll be news deserts."
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The New York Times
19 days ago
The Chinese government said on Sunday that it would suspend export controls for a year on five critical minerals for manufacturing. The changes would make it easier for U.S. firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed to at a summit last month.
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China Suspends Export Controls on More Critical Minerals
The changes would make it easier for American firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed to at last month’s summit.
https://nyti.ms/3LSi1AM
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A Brief history of the Federal Reserve (+ a shout out to the Money Museum
@stlouisfed.bsky.social
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#federalreserve
#gold
#economy
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Science Friday
23 days ago
Our
#PictureOfTheWeek
is a bit fishy. 🍣 "Wildtype is the only company that is making and selling lab-grown fish to restaurants in the US," says SciFri Producer Kathleen Davis, who gave its salmon a try in San Francisco. Can you guess which fish is lab-grown and which is traditional in this photo?
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Colby Smith
27 days ago
Speaking w/
@nytimes.com
, Miran defends his dissent for a 50bp cut at this week's Fed meeting, warning that the central bank risks inducing a recession if it does not swiftly lower rates. He expects the Fed to cut again in December and will likely dissent again
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/b...
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Fed Risks a Recession if It Doesn’t Cut Rates Rapidly, a Top Official Warns
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/01/business/stephen-miran-fed-rate-cuts.html?unlocked_article_code=1.x08.V5aI.7AyC7UKK28Tl&smid=url-share
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New York’s Haunted Bank ☠️ Come for the jump scares, stay for the harrowing historical metaphor. My latest for
@businessweektr.bsky.social
@bloomberg.com
tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
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This New York Bank Has Lots of Frights Lurking in the Dark
Is a haunted house also a cautionary tale about private credit? Plus: A new episode of Everybody’s Business.
https://tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
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One of the scariest, most destructive forces in the economy? Animal spirits 👻 I visit a haunted bank for
@businessweektr.bsky.social
@bloomberg 🎁 🔗
tinyurl.com/yp3fatvs
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The scariest economy of them all? Stagflation. 😱 Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold.
#economy
#inflation
#jeromepowell
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Wise words from an analyst here, on chocolate, "People are not buying it all the time, but when they want it, they want it.”
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Scary Economics: Deadweight loss ☠️ 🏋️♀️ 😭 It’s one reason economists don’t like tariffs. The deadweight loss trap is one where everybody loses: shoppers, stores, the government and… the entire economy
#economy
#tariffs
#spending
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The economy can be a scary place… full of pitfalls. In honor of Halloween, I’ll be talking about scary forces in the economy. 👻 Today: The Tragedy of the Commons
#economy
#environment
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The economy can be a scary place… full of pitfalls. In honor of Halloween, I’ll be talking about scary forces in the economy. 👻 Today: the dreaded sunk-cost trap
#economy
#jobs
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On this episode of Everybody's Business,
@kyla.bsky.social
joins
@chafkin.bsky.social
and me to discuss 3 economic indicators she’s watching right now From
@businessweektr.bsky.social
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How open should public companies have to be about 💰?? The hit debate over quarterly earnings. My latest for
@businessweektr.bsky.social
@bloomberg.com
🎁 🔗:
tinyurl.com/mrybtatf
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Marketplace
about 1 month ago
The Bureau of Labor Statistics, which publishes the most reliable economic data, has been a barebones operation since the shutdown began. In this episode, how this month’s data from the public and private sectors may be affected. Plus: A skills bartering app, Gen Z whisperers, and job recruiters.
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How's that BLS data coming along?
Some reports are delayed indefinitely, and that’s affecting private sector data, too. After that: A skills bartering app, Gen Z whisperers and job recruiters.
https://mktplc.org/47yXNVg
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In South Africa, home to the world’s deepest gold mines, stocks are on track for the best year in two decades.
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Gold’s Historic Rally Comes With a Bonus for Emerging Markets
A relentless surge in the price of gold is delivering windfalls across emerging markets, boosting investor confidence in countries that mine and buy the metal.
https://bloom.bg/4hmmojq
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Marketplace
about 1 month ago
As the country faces dwindling numbers of skilled workers, more companies are turning to the next generation. At this Alabama high school, dual enrollment coursework can give students the skills, and potentially credentials, needed for a leg up on their peers.
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As demand for educated workers grows, a new kind of career tech emerges
At Baldwin Preparatory Academy in Alabama, students graduate with real-life skills and college credit.
https://www.marketplace.org/story/2025/10/16/alabama-career-tech-program-helps-train-educated-workers
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Meet the man who bet a million dollars (!!!) on Taylor Swift’s album sales. @domahhhh made the bet on
@polymarket.bsky.social
and spoke w/ me &
@chafkin.bsky.social
for Everybody’s Business last week. You can hear how he did this week. Check it out! (+
@bradstone.bsky.social
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Come help me and
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
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bloomberg.avature.net/careers/Publ...
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Podcast Producer - Contract
https://bloomberg.avature.net/careers/Public?jobId=15313
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The Nobel Prize in economics this year was awarded to 3 economists and is all about innovation, creation and destruction. Aka creative destruction. One of my ✨favorite economic concepts and very relevant to the moment we’re in right now.
#nobel
#economy
#innovation
#startup
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Overheard at dinner: “Do you think New York is the best city in the world?” “Probably, but I hate it.”
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The U.S. and China are now locked in a kind of trade trauma bond. And the stakes are very, very high
#economy
#tariffs
#trade
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This is wild… Qatar will be building an Air Force base in my home state of Idaho to train pilots alongside US soldiers.
www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/heg...
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Hegseth announces Qatar will build air force facility at U.S. base in Idaho
The move is a sign of increasingly close ties between the U.S. and Qatar.
https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/hegseth-qatar-air-force-facility-us-base-idaho/
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Fun fact: You can write clarinet lessons off on your taxes! (with a note from your dentist) It’s one of thousands of exemptions I look at why U.S. taxes are so complicated for
@marketplace.org
with
@dashching.bsky.social
& Larry Zelenak
@dukelaw.bsky.social
www.marketplace.org/story/2025/1...
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Gold prices just hit an all-time high: Why gold is having a glow up right now.
#gold
#economy
#dollar
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Hey, that's my Econ 101 students! Talking econ! In the public square! With the great
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
! Love you guys.
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As the world feels more out of control and spending money on food grows more burdensome, perhaps there’s never been a better time to comfort ourselves with something new to dip our feelings in. MY LATEST on condiments and why we can't stop buying them.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Why America’s Fridges Are Overflowing With Sauce
The pandemic is over, but households are still stocked up on fancy ketchups and chili crisp like the world could end tomorrow.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-03/kraft-heinz-split-is-a-perfect-chance-to-bring-americans-more-sauces?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1OTQ5NjQyNCwiZXhwIjoxNzYwMTAxMjI0LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUM0pWUzhHUTdMUDAwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI4RENBNTA1MjBBM0I0QUExQUM3NEQ4M0JERDFFOTI4OSJ9.JBwbKHN7UsCCAJ6-AdzDc5gHtEkIK8sjoZM2JEVox7c
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about 2 months ago
We now have no-added sugar ketchup, pickle-flavored ketchup and pizza-flavored ketchup, but that doesn’t mean the $12 billion US condiment market is done expanding.
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Why America’s Fridges Are Overflowing With Sauce
The pandemic is over, but households are still stocked up on fancy ketchups and chili crisp like the world could end tomorrow.
https://bloom.bg/4nBTTAH
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The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget
#economy
#shutdown
#healthinsurance
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about 2 months ago
Whoa, White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data
www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...
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White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data | CNN Politics
The White House has sent paperwork to the Senate to withdraw the nomination of E.J. Antoni as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, three sources told CNN.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/politics/ej-antoni-nomination-withdrawn-bls
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Justin Wolfers
about 2 months ago
Let's do lunch. Today! Who: You. And me. And
@svaneksmith.bsky.social
. Maybe a mystery guest. What: Making sense of the current economic moment Where: Online When: 1pm EST Why: Figuring out how to do business in this environment Click:
michiganross.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Leading Through Economic Uncertainty: A Live Conversation with Justin Wolfers & Stacey Vanek Smith. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email...
The economy doesn’t pause for quarterly reports—and neither can you. From shifting trade tensions to labor market challenges, today’s headlines can feel overwhelming, even contradictory. How do you di...
https://michiganross.zoom.us/webinar/register/8417576980871/WN_HZjirVLSTsK7XqZOnpkLUw#/
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Anna Gifty
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lol in the meantime, catch me on Mornings with
@zerlinamaxwell.bsky.social
on Sirius XM Radio tomorrow for
#FeministFridays
! I am so grateful to Black women in journalism who have really made this book front and center for our communities and beyond. ❤️
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Conor Sen
2 months ago
*KLARNA GROUP SHARES FALL BELOW $40 IPO PRICE FOR FIRST TIME
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Food Tank
2 months ago
“Food is medicine” isn’t new; it’s wisdom passed down for generations. 🌱 Grace Young reminds us that Chinese cuisine teaches sustainability: eating with the seasons, cooking with care, honoring vegetables, and respecting local food traditions.
#ClimateWeekNYC
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Is the economy in stagflation? Technically no… but also, not “no”. Many economists are calling this moment “stagflation lite” (ht
@byheatherlong.bsky.social
and her excellent article in
@washingtonpost.com
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Matt Levine
2 months ago
When some of these newsletters become big, there is a sort of arrogance that creeps in and they really don’t care that much about readers anymore.
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/news...
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Private Equity Is Getting Boring
Also VC competition, the DallasNews deal, AI in finance, stablecoin lending and black swans.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/newsletters/2025-09-23/private-equity-is-getting-boring
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In a moment of tariffs, war, and increasingly tense geopolitics, what happens to the global economy (and all of the people living in it)? Please join me for a conversation with economist @SongweVera this afternoon.
#sdim25
www.weforum.org/meetings/sus...
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Growth under Pressure
While global debt is forecast to increase to 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade, the economy is facing numerous headwinds, from fragmentation, environmental shocks, demographic pressures and ...
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2025/sessions/growth-under-pressure/
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Science Friday
2 months ago
Happy Science Friday! Here’s what we’re covering today on the show. Listen on your local public radio station, 2-4 p.m. ET. 🧬🐦🎧
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A very big week for the Federal Reserve! We saw the first interest rate cut or 2025… and then there was allll the drama behind the scenes.
#economy
#federalreserve
#jeromepowell
#interestrates
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