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Home improvement stores feel the pinch

Home improvement stores feel the pinch

Marketplace vor 1 Monat

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Retail sales jumped 1.2% in August after falling in July. But
building materials stores — think Home Depot or Lowe’s — still
saw a dip. That’s because stretched consumers are putting off
“nice-to-haves,” like home renovations. Also in this episode: The
future of global energy demand will be driven by a mix of
renewables and fossil fuels, high school students take a new AP
class melding business and personal finance, and neighbors
organize to cooperatively buy their mobile home park.

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Read the stories in today’s episode:

The countries driving energy demand growth can't wait for
renewables to get cheaper

Kevin Warsh isn't a "data point-dependent guy"

Home improvement stores take a housing market hit

High schoolers take new AP business with personal finance
class

Residents of a mobile home park try to buy their community
before someone else does

Turning a childhood home into a place to share with strangers