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How High Interest Rates Sting Bakers, Farmers and Consumers

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How High Interest Rates Sting Bakers, Farmers and Consumers

Everyone who relies on credit in America is confronting a new reality: Money will cost more for a good long while.

By Lydia DePillis

American Household Wealth Jumped in the Pandemic

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American Household Wealth Jumped in the Pandemic

Pandemic stimulus, a strong job market and climbing stock and home prices boosted net worth at a record pace, Federal Reserve data showed.

By Jeanna Smialek and Ben Casselman

Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-Winning Research Shows ‘Why Women Won’

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Claudia Goldin’s Nobel-Winning Research Shows ‘Why Women Won’

The winner of the Nobel in economics has demonstrated how gender gaps in work have shrunk, and why some remain.

By Claire Cain Miller

New York Is Rebounding for the Rich. Nearly Everyone Else Is Struggling.

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New York Is Rebounding for the Rich. Nearly Everyone Else Is Struggling.

The huge income gap between rich and poor in Manhattan is the latest sign that the economic recovery from the pandemic has been lopsided in New York City.

By Stefanos Chen