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Income inequality has dipped in recent years

Income inequality has dipped in recent years

Update: 2024-12-18
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Even though inflation has come down from its pandemic highs, some of it is still sticking. Yet average pay has been keeping up with — and even outpacing — rising prices. Turns out, low- and middle-income workers have been making up some ground. We dig in. Plus: a closer look at AI’s growing role in processing health insurance claims and talks of a potentially tectonic shift in the global auto industry.

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Income inequality has dipped in recent years

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