I'm Nicole Lapin, the only financial expert you don't need a dictionary to understand.

It's time for some money rehab.

It is Wednesday and that means it is time for the money rehab weekly roundup of the biggest

headlines on Wall Street and how they affect your finances.

These are the days of summer where I can feel change is coming.

Sure, it's blazing hot outside, but Halloween stuff is still popping up and reminds us that

spooky season is right around the corner, plus pumpkin spice has already started baking

an appearance at Starbucks stores, which is a clear sign of fall, even in Los Angeles.

But looking forward, the markets in the economy are usually boosted by the holidays.

For some industries, they're coming into the biggest season right now.

With the labor market already tied, the additional demands for seasonal help could help boost

wages and keep the economy running despite lingering concerns about just how soft a landing

the Fed can manage.

Last week, the Fed chairman Jerome Powell or J. Powell spoke at a large meeting of central

banks in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and said that we're quote, navigating by the stars under

cloudy skies.

And quote, which sounds kind of like he's lost.

He also said that the Fed is still willing to raise interest rates to combat inflation.

Much of the meeting focused on how many of the old economic models no longer work because

so much about the very nature of work and the economy has shifted in the last few years.

With all of these shifts, there are more variables now than ever before.

Once upon a time, there were only a couple of key industries like coal mining, farming,

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