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Noon Business Lunch 8/13/26: Inflation cooling, Fed policy, Fiserv Small Business Index

Segment 1: Mark Hamrick, journalist, economic analyst, author of ‘The Hamrick Brief‘ on Substack, joins John to talk about the latest data on inflation, how may people use a credit card to pay for groceries, and the likelihood the Fed raises rates in September.

Segment 2: Mike Spriggs, Head of Consumer Insights at Fiserv, joins John Williams to break down Fiserv’s July Small Business Index.

Segment 3: Colleen Ceh Becvar, Co-Founder, Trinity Advocacy Group, joins John Williams to talk about how they usher older adults and their families through difficult times, the two sides of their…

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