The housing market has slowed, and that’s caused some mortgage lenders to go out of business. Kai and Amy Scott explain why we’re not in 2008 territory and what to actually take away from this news. Then, in today’s Half Full/Half Empty, we discuss muscle cars, creative inflation compensation, store brands and automatic college admissions!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “US Mortgage Lenders Are Starting to Go Broke” from Bloomberg
• “Survivor of White House Lightning Strike Embraces Third Chance at Life” from The New York Times
• “A Famous Walrus Is Killed, and Norwegians Are Divided” from The New York Times
• “Dodge will retire Charger and Challenger, its muscle car mainstays” from The Washington Post
• “Employers get creative with inflation compensation” from Marketplace
• “How store brands went from shamed to chic” from Marketplace
• “Automatic college admissions can be a boon to students and schools alike” from Marketplace

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