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Business

An abortion can affect a woman’s financial future -- and the broader economy

Choosing whether and when to have children is one of the most important economic decisions a woman can make. That decision can be shaped by whether or not a woman has access to abortion. Access has shifted in the two years since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, and the economic consequences are still playing out.
Selena Simmons-Duffin

Scott Horsley
Economy

New study finds SEC most often sides with companies against activist investor proposals

The Shareholder Rights Group found that the SEC sides with corporate requests to exclude such proposals 68% of the time.
Business

Both presidential candidates are calling for taxes on tips to be eliminated.

Both former President Trump and Vice President Harris have called for the elimination of taxes on tips. The idea is popular, but there are economic consequences.
Christopher Alvarez
Economy

How the economy is really doing — and what it means for the 2024 election

Is there a difference between how the economy is doing and how people perceive it?
National

How would banning taxes on tips actually work?

Both major party presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are on the same side of one issue. Getting rid of taxes on tips. But what would that really look like in practice? Wailin Wong and Darian Woods from NPR's daily economics podcast, The Indicator, dive into the potential guardrails for a policy that many economists believe could easily go off track. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Economy

Fed Chair Jerome Powell signals September rate cut

As Powell speaks Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, investors are cheered by that signal, but their next question is: How big will that rate cut be?
Business

'The time has come' to lower interest rates: Fed Chair Jerome Powell

Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell signaled that he's increasingly confident inflation will soon be tamed, and that he and his colleagues will soon cut interest rates to avoid hurting the job market.
Scott Horsley
Food

9 smart ways to slash your grocery bill

Food prices are still high, but your grocery bill doesn't have to be. Beth Moncel, founder of Budget Bytes, shares smart tips how to save money at the supermarket.
Life Kit
National

Gas prices are down. We could be headed for lows not seen since 2021

Pump prices having been falling all summer, and as Labor Day approaches, they're 47 cents lower than this time last year. Some analysts see $3 gasoline in our future.
Scott Neuman
Economy

Car insurance is on the up, even as prices come down

Car prices have come down consistently over 10 months after a spike during and after the pandemic sent prices skyrocketing. But insurance and maintenance costs are both up significantly from a year ago.

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