On episode 267 of Animal Spirits, Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson discuss why the middle class is getting squeezed, why it's so hard to define what a recession is, boring stocks are outperforming, the size of the housing market, why negotiating will be making a comeback, spending time alone, and much more!

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