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Ending 2023 without an economic recession

By Roby Brock,

Paul Gatling

Published December 21, 2023 at 12:52 PM CST

On this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Roby Brock talks with economist Mervin Jeberaj, who thinks the U.S. economy might have achieved a soft landing.

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