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What is a K-shaped economy?

In 2025, one of the biggest business buzzwords has been the idea of a "K-shaped" economy, in which there is a growing disparity between the rich and the poor.

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Stephan Bisaha
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Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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