March CPI and the Fed's next steps in its inflation battle: Everything to know

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Well, well, well if it isn't another CPI day. Phil Rosen here — March's inflation report is due at 8:30 a.m. ET today.

Here's how FactSet data predicts things to shake out: 

Nobel economist Paul Krugman says this is the best job market in decades, and the Fed doesn't need high unemployment to bring down inflation

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Here's why people shouldn't freak out yet about losing their jobs to AI automation

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Economics writer Noah Smith talked about why we should freak out—yet— about AI automating our jobs.

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Black Americans are more likely to be working than white Americans for the first time on record

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A hot labor market "incentivizes employers to reach out to pools of talent they've historically overlooked," Daniel Zhao, lead economist at Glassdoor, told Insider.

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US stocks edge higher as investor await important March jobs report

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US stocks slip as investors assess health of the economy ahead of key jobs report

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The banking fiasco threatens lending, commercial real estate, and economic growth, Wharton professor Jeremy Siegel says

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I'm a Stanford professor who's studied organizational behavior for decades. The widespread layoffs in tech are more because of copycat behavior than necessary cost-cutting.

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Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says copycat behavior is a key factor in the mass layoffs sweeping tech, finance, and other industries.

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Brace for the S&P 500 to plunge 50% and a painful recession to strike as the 'everything bubble' bursts, elite investor Jeremy Grantham warns

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The Fed wants higher unemployment because it would bring down inflation

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Good morning readers. Phil Rosen here. It's jobs day today. 

If the reading comes in too hot, the Fed's going to have even more ammunition to push interest rates higher in the coming months — and every move higher tightens the screws on the economy even more, ramping up risk of a recession. 

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