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Portland area small businesses adapt during holiday shopping season

With new tariffs and inflation, small businesses look to adapt this holiday season. Hab Sauce is seeing a boost in sales while attending community events. ‘Americans are going to feel it’: Bessent ...
Reuters

Inflation weighing on US income growth ahead of holiday season, study says

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Inflation has helped set back income growth to levels comparable to the slow recovery from the Great Recession more than a decade ago, potentially constraining the ...
Reuters

ECB policy 'in a good place' despite small inflation worries, policymakers say

DUBLIN, Nov 25 (Reuters) - European Central Bank policy is in a "good place" the Dutch and Irish central bank governors said on Tuesday, repeating the bank's long-standing mantra that has kept ...
CNN

Here’s what the latest inflation and spending data reveals about the US economy

• A flurry of economic data released Tuesday after a blackout during the government shutdown paints a confusing picture of the US economy. • September wholesale inflation rose by 0.3%, keeping the ...
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Despite weak jobs market and rising inflation, small-business confidence hits new high

Data: The Q3 MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce Small Business Index; Chart: Axios Visuals An index that measures the confidence of small-business owners surged to its highest level since 2017. Why ...