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May 2024
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Is Inflation So Stubborn Because of Smal...

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P.M. Edition for May 13. Many small businesses, facing cost pressures, plan to keep raising prices. Senior special writer Ruth Simon explains what that means for taming inflation. And Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former lawyer, testifies that the former president told him to drag out hush-money talks with porn star Stormy Daniels. Plus, Melinda Gates is resigning from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Annmarie Fertoli hosts.


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