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Jul 2025
5m 58s

The Economy is Red Hot. Is It Really?

Victor Menasce
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Meeting Madness
On today’s show, we’re talking about meetings, specifically the balance between enough structure to create accountability and so much meeting time that the work itself gets pushed into evenings, weekends, and sleep.I have been looking at my own calendar, and the conclusion is unc ... Show More
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Yesterday
Free Trade Is Still Here - For Now
Today we’re talking about the July 1 review of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement, better known as USMCA, and what it means for anyone developing or constructing buildings in North America.Leading up to July 1, the public conversation made the date sound like a cliff. Eith ... Show More
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As usual the headline doesn’t tell the story. The numbers often get revised for previous months. This time revisions to April and May, combined with a falling unemployment rate, tell a much weaker story than the headline suggests.The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that nonfa ... Show More
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