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Jul 2022
27m 12s

America is out of office

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If it feels like everyone’s out of office right now, it’s because a lot are on vacation or out with COVID-19. The absences are forcing businesses to scramble and serve as a reminder that workers are rethinking work-life balance and that the pandemic still runs this economy. Plus, unpacking that interest rate hike, looking at slowing ad spending and checking in on a cooling housing market.

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