Marketplace Who's got the pricing power?
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Sep 22, 2025 Inflation continues to soar, yet consumer spending remains robust, allowing businesses to raise prices. The impact of proposed GOP changes to the H-1B visa program could jeopardize U.S. firms in the long run. Meanwhile, home sellers are becoming more cautious as listings decline. The new farm bill is grappling with age-old challenges, and initiatives to train high school apprentices are striving to fill the gap in manufacturing jobs. Every topic unveils a fascinating economic angle.
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High H-1B Fee Risks Shrinking Innovation
- A proposed $100,000 H-1B fee would discourage many companies from hiring foreign skilled workers.
- Reduced H-1B hiring can shrink firms, lower productivity, and harm startups' growth and innovation.
Blocking H-1Bs Shifts Jobs Overseas
- Firms that can't hire H-1B workers often slow productivity or hire abroad instead of hiring more U.S. workers.
- This shift can reduce U.S. firms' domestic employment and innovation outcomes.
Asset Owners Drive Pricing Strength
- Pricing power is strongest among businesses serving wealthier, asset-owning consumers.
- Those households' home and stock-market gains sustain spending even as costs rise.