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Has the Fed ever met its 2 goals?

Since the 1970s, the Federal Reserve has been officially tasked with a dual mandate: keeping prices stable and maximizing employment. But has the Fed ever found that sweet spot? It would be easier to answer if the economy wasn’t always in flux. Also: Disney’s streaming service posts its first profit, what we can learn from women entrepreneurs of the 19th century, and noise from a bitcoin mine haunts people in a rural Texas town.

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  Disposable income growth chugs along

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  Let’s get productive

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  Housing market check-in

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  The Fed cut, but the T-note yield went up. Oops!

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  Inside Intel’s issues

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  The working man’s Burning Man

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  Is it cheaper to borrow now?

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  Powell’s value-added messaging

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  Shop online till you drop

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  Oil demand not so energetic

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  Boeing machinists on strike

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  This is the sound of an inverted yield curve

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  Closer, but not there

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  Movin’ right along

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  The Fed’s last gut check

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  And in first place … Nevada!