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We are really at the beginning of what I think is a several-quarter process of seeing how it all plays out.

There's a lot going on with the economy these days, tariffs, GDP, all that stuff at the Fed.

So let's take a deep breath, a big step back and ask, what does it all mean for you?

Today is Thursday, July 31st, and this is here and now anytime from NPR and WBUR.

I'm Chris Bentley.

Today on the show, President Trump says he's not yet been asked to pardon convicted sex offender

Gilane Maxwell, but he's not ruling it out either.

That comes as a surprise to people like former pardon attorney, Liz Oyer.

The idea that the president is even entertaining the possibility of a pardon is really, really unusual and unprecedented.

Also, your resume is supposed to be one page, right?

Be succinct, they say.

Why, it might be time to rethink that age-old advice for job seekers coming up in about 15 minutes.

But first, job-seeking in this economy?

We're following a flurry of economic news, so you don't have to,

from President Trump's trade policy, which is under review in a federal appeals court, before tariffs on dozens of countries are supposed to go into effect. And meanwhile,

the president is still scrambling to announce new trade deals ahead of his

self-imposed August 1st tariff deadline. Today, Trump announced he would delay tariffs in Mexico

while talks continue. And the economy is growing more slowly this year than last. Here's Fed

Chair Jerome Powell speaking Wednesday.

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