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The Jackpod: Plutonomy

caption: A personal shopper gathers items to fill an online grocery order in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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A personal shopper gathers items to fill an online grocery order in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on a concept that explains an anomaly in today’s economic news: retail sales are up while other key economic indicators are down.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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