This is the Marketplace Minute, I'm Mitchell Hartman.

A retreat for stocks to start the week on Wall Street,

the Dow fell more than a tenth of a percent,

the S&P 500 fell about four tenths percent percent and the NASDAQ dropped just over a tenth of a percent.

We got an upbeat outlook for economic growth today from the National Association for Business Economics.

The group predicts GDP will rise at a 2.2% annual rate in 2024,

and the job market will remain strong,

while inflation will fall to just above the Fed's target of 2%.

The Federal Trade Commission sued in federal court today to block Kroger's 25 billion dollar

take-over bid for rival grocery chain Albertsons. The FTC claims the

merger will lead to higher food prices and lower worker wages. And the World Trade

Organization may allow countries to tax streaming digital content, including

video games, music, film, and TV shows.

Up till now, cross-border taxes have been banned.

I'm Mitchell Hartman with the Marketplace Minute.