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Rural hospitals were already short-staffed. Then came Trump's H-1B visa fee
Nov 18, 2025The White House’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications is adding extra pressure to health care systems in rural and low-income areas. Historically, the visa has been a critical pipeline for skil...
Why we've got an eye on this week's corporate earnings
Nov 17, 2025A few big box retailers report earnings soon, including Target, Walmart and Lowe’s. That could give some clarity on the state of the American consumer as we head into the holiday shopping season. Thou...
Trump's tariff turnaround
Nov 14, 2025The latest in President Donald Trump’s trade war waffling? Tariff exemptions aimed at lowering Americans’ grocery bills. Affected products could include supermarket staples, like coffee and bananas fr...
What happens when the data takes a month off?
Nov 13, 2025With the government shutdown officially over, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is back at work after a 43-day hiatus. But all that missed data can’t be recreated — and catching up while understaffed wil...
Are we spending more because we can, or because we have to?
Nov 12, 2025Consumers may have revved up their spending in October, but spending more doesn’t mean getting more — prices are also up this holiday season. In this episode, why most shoppers feel like they're doing...
More labor market blues
Nov 11, 2025Business owners aren’t too optimistic about the labor market, according to an NFIB survey. About a third are struggling to fill an open position, and around a quarter said labor quality was their most...
Where we're at with tariffs and inflation
Nov 10, 2025Despite expectations surrounding President Donald Trump’s tariffs, inflation doesn’t seem to be speeding up — though it’s hard to say for sure without all that reliable federal data. You can thank coo...
Consumer sentiment hits three-year low
Nov 07, 2025Consumer sentiment — as in, how everyday people feel about the economy — fell to a low not seen since 2022, according to the University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers. The decline was consistent a...
A 20-year record for job cuts
Nov 06, 2025The firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas counted over 153,000 job cuts in this country last month — the most October layoffs since 2003. Are companies pivoting to save money in light of over hiring and A...
The job market keeps flashing warning signs
Nov 05, 2025With no government jobs data available during the shutdown, analysts have turned to private reports for clues about the labor market. In the latest round, ADP said private companies added jobs in Octo...