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![This map, a screenshot from The Opportunity Atlas, shows household income in 2014-2015 for African-Americans born between 1978 and 1983 to low-income parents. Sedgefield Middle School is in a part of Charlotte where blacks who grew up in low-income households tended to stay low-income.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/screenshot-2018-09-21-13.03.34-f2644a52c9aeba29aa4234916d4400654f323dcc-e1538427419975-900x422.png)
The American Dream Is Harder To Find In Some Neighborhoods
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A new data tool finds a strong correlation between where people grew up and their chances of climbing the economic ladder. Charlotte, N.C., hopes to use it to improve residents’ economic mobility.
![Amir Peay recently opened a distillery in Lexington, Ky., at the site of the James E. Pepper distillery. About 10 percent of his revenues come from exports, and Peay worries that the European Union's tariffs will hurt his overseas business.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/pepper-6755f18cf0f14acd528a7bd36e5eb45f729dad23-e1530811847898-900x422.jpg)
Caught In Tariff War, U.S. Distillers Fear Losing Out On Global Whiskey Boom
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Whiskey distillers in the U.S. are concerned EU tariffs will take a big bite out of sales. Many have expanded to meet growing demand and worry what will happen if trade frictions aren’t resolved soon.
![Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks before the Economic Club of Chicago on April 6. For the second time this year, the central bank is expected to raise a key short-term rate by a quarter-point on Wednesday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/ap_18131489513712-7ac6903015a815ebe3c1fcd3efbab027d486a15b-e1528905301208-900x422.jpg)
Interest Rates Expected To Go Up, With More Hikes To Come
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The Fed has signaled that a total of three increases are likely in 2018. This would be the second. But, with unemployment low, the Fed could add more rate hikes to avoid sparking higher inflation.