BUSINESS ABOVE THE FOLD
Markets Dip as Consumers Hit the Brakes
Stocks slid August 18 after weak consumer sentiment and a tech-stock stumble left Wall Street feeling hungover. When the shoppers slow down, the spreadsheets start sweating.
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Business Activity Jumps, Factories Find Their Groove
A new survey shows U.S. business activity climbed in August, powered by the strongest manufacturing growth in three years. It’s not quite a comeback tour, but it’s definitely a reunion gig worth showing up for.
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Job Growth Still Lagging Behind the Beat
Even with orders up, hiring remains sluggish — because apparently, every company’s waiting for someone else to start the mosh pit. Growth without jobs is like a band that tours without a drummer: awkward but technically still functioning.
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Consumer Spending Crawls While Inflation Naps
A Richmond Fed report says Americans are still spending — just slower, quieter, and with fewer impulse buys. You could call it “budget-conscious enthusiasm.”
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Small Businesses Keep Raising Prices, Just to Stay in Tune
Local shops and service businesses are still juggling higher costs and shrinking margins, with most quietly passing the pain along. Your favorite taco joint didn’t get fancy — tortillas just cost more.
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THE FREEDOM FRINGE
Kenny Powers and his mullet were here.
PARTY BELOW THE FOLD
Shinedown Bring the Heat to Indianapolis
The Florida hard-rock outfit blew the roof off Gainbridge Fieldhouse on August 18 with a set packed with fire, hooks, and a little nostalgia for those early-2000s anthems. If you’ve still got a Shinedown CD in your glove box, this one’s for you.
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Cheap Trick Extend Their 2025 Tour Because, They Aren’t Dead Yet?
The rock veterans added 11 new fall dates to their U.S. tour, proving that decades later, they still want you to want them. Different cities, same guitars — some things don’t need reinventing.
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