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political stage perfectly captures this moment in history. Tonight, a piece of writing that is deeply consequential or completelyirrelevant. Either an act of bravery or cowardice. More than two dozen Trump Administration officials have disavowed the anonymous oped. Its possible we havent seen
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the most prescribed biologic for asthma. norah: in just a few short hours, taylor swift will release a much-anticipated 11th studio album: the tortured poets department. but swift cultural impact goes far beyond her music and record-breaking tours. it is now entering college classrooms. here is jo ling kent. all the marketing strategies in the world will only work if you have a good product to market. reporter: you might not expect a business school course to begin like this. but at uc berkeley, taylor swift is not just a tortured poet, she is a case study in how to build an empire. her tour has essentially
congress to work with us. reporter: back in nevada, weber just wants results. i want the fighting to stop. in washington, d.c. it s like mom and dad fighting, and all the kids are suffering. our country is so divided. norah: and jo ling kent joins us now. so, how does this inflation report that is out today impact what may happen with interest rates ahead. reporter: exactly, that s a great question. inflation ticked up more than wall street was expecting so you can be sure the federal reserve is watching the so closely trying to figure out figure wintertime that first cut, which could come this spring. now to members of the federal reserve publicly expressed hesitation about cutting rates too soon, but the fed is also very mindful about not cutting rates too close to the general election to avoid seeming partisan, norah. norah: everyone wants to know when those rates are going to get cut. jo ling kent, thank you very much. all right, former president donald trump took time of
the cost of the cookout is up 17%. the biggest increase, ground beef, up 36%. they are worried that inflation could lead to a recession, having a huge impact on wall street, of course. they are logging their worst start in more than half a century. join now by nbc news business jo ling kent an nbc editor jeff cox. let s talk first about inflation. what kind of predictions here? we are six months into this year. i can t even believe that, by the way. right. what are the predictors for inflation going ahead? where are we going from here? is hard to say exactly, but this is what we do know. there is that going rate of inflation which will continue to persist at high levels this year with the fed expecting to raise interest rates yet again later this year. then there are concerns of course that that could trigger a recession. we are making changes based on