BUSINESS ABOVE THE FOLD
Wall Street Ends Weekly Win Streak as Yields Rise
Stocks squeaked out a higher Friday close but broke their winning streak for the week. Turns out good inflation data isn’t nearly as fun when rates won’t take the hint.
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Small-Business Confidence Hits 8-Month High
Main Street’s feeling bold again thanks to talk of rate cuts and cash finally moving around. Still, optimism fades fast when the next shipment costs more than the last.
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Tariffs Up: 100 % on Drugs, 25 % on Trucks
New tariffs drop Oct 1 on pharmaceuticals, heavy trucks, and furniture—because apparently nobody’s paid enough for those lately. Hope you didn’t plan on buying a couch and antibiotics this fall.
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Small Business Index Sets Record Despite Cost Jitters
The Q3 Small Business Index hit a record 72.0 even as owners named inflation their top headache. “Feeling good, but cautiously,” said everyone with a payroll to meet.
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Equipment Borrowing Slows as Credit Eases
Companies borrowed a little less for gear in August, but credit approval climbed. Apparently lenders are handing out yeses like candy—just not enough people are asking.
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THE DIRT DEVIL
Witness the creation of the Lost Boys mullet.
PARTY BELOW THE FOLD
The 23 Biggest Rock + Metal Tours of Fall 2025
From Blink-182 to Breaking Benjamin, the fall tour circuit is basically a time machine with better merch. Your wallet’s doomed, but your inner teenager’s thriving.
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Marvelous 3 Tear the Roof Off Nashville
Marvelous 3 returned to Music City for a sweaty, high-energy night of hooks and harmonies that felt more like a homecoming than a gig. Turns out reunion tours can still mean business.
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The Mullet Times — We Mean Unserious Business.