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MoneyWatch: Inflation hits 40-year high

Gas prices are soaring to record highs as inflation hits its highest level in 40 years. The Consumer Price Index jumped 0.8% in February, marking a 7.9% increase over the past year. CBS News transportation correspondent Errol Barnett has more on the rising gas prices, and then Lori Bettinger, the president of BancAlliance and former director of the Troubled Asset Relief Program during the Obama administration, joins CBS News to discuss the impact on American families.

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White House touts economic wins as inflation persists

The Biden administration is focused on improved unemployment numbers as Americans still feel the impacts of inflation. Plus, the U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against former President Trump, who is trying to block the House January 6 committee from accessing White House documents. CBS News senior Washington correspondent Major Garrett, Wall Street Journal Capitol Hill reporter Siobhan Hughes and Politico congressional reporter Nicholas Wu join CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the details.

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Breaking down the U.S. economy's mixed signals

Unemployment is down. Inflation is up. With the Federal Reserve Board again raising interest rates this week, plus new indications we could be in a recession, the economy is in uncharted waters. And no one seems certain about what's next or what to do. CBS News' chief political analyst John Dickerson helps us add it all up with the help of two experts: Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs, with the overview; and Michelle Singletary, a personal finance columnist for the Washington Post, with advice for all of us.

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