About this episode

The episode discusses the resilience of the U.S. economy, focusing on consumer spending, jobs, and AI, while exploring potential changes.

The U.S. economy remains resilient, driven by consumer spending, jobs and AI. We examine what's sustaining it, and what could change. Hosted by: Jeff Lenard About our Guest: Thomas Weinandy, Principal Research Economist, Upside Dr. Weinandy studies consumer spending patterns and the broader forces shaping today's economy and provides clear, data-driven perspectives on inflation, consumer behavior and the challenges and opportunities facing retailers and suppliers alike.

People in this episode

Host: Jeff Lenard

Guest: Thomas Weinandy

Topics covered

• U.S. economy
• consumer spending
• jobs
• AI
• inflation
• retail challenges
• economic forces

Keywords

• U.S. economy
• consumer spending
• inflation
• retail
• AI
• economic forces
• jobs

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Organizations: Upside

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