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  "id": 4186943,
  "title": "K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/k-c-or-e-why-economists-cant-agree-on-the-shape-of-todays-economy-4186943",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-29T12:22:50.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/29/k-shaped-economy-c-shaped-e-shape.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Economists have long viewed the post-pandemic economy as \"K\"-shaped. That consensus has now evaporated.",
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        "title": "K, C or E? Why economists can’t agree on the shape of today’s economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/29/k-c-or-e-why-economists-cant-agree-on-the-shape-of-todays-economy",
        "published": "2026-08-29T12:22:50.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}