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

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

I just cooked something the recipe said was “idiot proof” and it is a total disaster…. Where do you go from idiot proof?

“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...

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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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 👇

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

Tax cuts for the wealthy are, in theory, supposed to stimulate economic growth. So why don’t those benefits trickle down?

The Onion fact-checking things is like the modern-day version of the tree falling in the forest...

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."

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.

A Brief history of the Federal Reserve (+ a shout out to the Money Museum @stlouisfed.bsky.social ) #federalreserve #gold #economy

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?

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...

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

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

The scariest economy of them all? Stagflation. 😱 Why it happens and why it should make your blood run cold. #economy #inflation #jeromepowell

Wise words from an analyst here, on chocolate, "People are not buying it all the time, but when they want it, they want it.”

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

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

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

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

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

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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In South Africa, home to the world’s deepest gold mines, stocks are on track for the best year in two decades.

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.

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 is cohosting)

Come help me and @svaneksmith.bsky.social make everybody’s business bloomberg.avature.net/careers/Publ...

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

Overheard at dinner: “Do you think New York is the best city in the world?” “Probably, but I hate it.”

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

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...

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...

Gold prices just hit an all-time high: Why gold is having a glow up right now. #gold #economy #dollar

Hey, that's my Econ 101 students! Talking econ! In the public square! With the great @svaneksmith.bsky.social! Love you guys.

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...

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.

The government shutdown comes down to a couple of very tiny parts of the U.S.’s giant $7 trillion budget #economy #shutdown #healthinsurance

Whoa, White House withdraws Trump’s controversial nominee to lead BLS after ousting predecessor over jobs data www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

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...

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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“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

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 )

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...

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...

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. 🧬🐦🎧

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