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	Podcast:		Marketplace with Kai Ryssdal
	Episode:		Credit keeps consumers consuming
	Category:		Business
	Duration:		00:28:44
	Publish Date:		2025-01-17 23:55:23
	Description:		Retail sales ended last year strong, despite a somewhat uneasy economic mood. Today, we dig into a tool many spenders used to keep up: credit. Non-housing debt just hit a record high, according to the New York Federal Reserve — that includes credit card and buy now, pay later purchasing. Also in this episode: Activist legal groups strategize in anticipation of Trump’s second term, history-themed media is having a moment and housing starts leapt up from November to December.
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