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The Business News Headlines 14 August 2026
You, the U.S. consumer, cut back on retail purchasing and that economic trend is just one of a couple we are following this evening. This is the Business News Headlines for Friday the 14th day of August and thanks for being with us. In other news, markets turned red on Friday and why. The most recent survey of consumers by the University of Michigan is out and that too spells trouble for the future. Reddit will soon join the S&P 500 and we’ll share that story. According to Edmunds these cars will not be around next year and some have already disappeared. We’ll check the Friday number in The…
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