Segments From This Episode

• Americans keep starting new businesses, in spite of economic uncertainty

  by Henry Epp

  

  New business formation surged early in the pandemic and has stayed high ever since.

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• Why copper prices are spiking in the U.S. but not overseas

  by Sabri Ben-Achour

  

  President Trump has called for a 50% tariff on imported copper.

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• Why everyone wants to sell you mobile service

  by Kai Ryssdal and Iru Ekpunobi

  

  The same way celebrities don’t have to grow their own agave to start a tequila brand, says Kelcee Griffis at Bloomberg, they don’t need to be telecommunication experts to sell service.

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• This candle maker is relying on wholesale to get through the slow months

  by Sean McHenry

  "It is our slower season in general," said Colina Bruce, owner of Noir Lux Candle Bar in Seattle, Washington. "I would say our biggest source of revenue right now are our wholesale accounts and our corporate and bulk gifting options."

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• The Numbers

  by Kai Ryssdal

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• Rents are actually, finally holding steady — for now

  by Samantha Fields

  

  The main reason rents are steady or even declining slightly? Construction of new apartments is near a 50-year high.

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• The jobs report is a lagging indicator

  by Mitchell Hartman

  

  We went looking for other labor market data to suss out how healthy the job market really is right now. 

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