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Many remember solid economy under Trump, but his record also…

Posted by May 20, 2024

WASHINGTON -- It was a time of fear and chaos four years ago.The death count was mounting as COVID-19 spread. Financial markets were panicked. Oil prices briefl

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Biden repeats lie that inflation ‘was at 9% when I…

Posted by May 14, 2024

WASHINGTON — President Biden again claimed Tuesday that the annual US inflation rate was 9% when he took office in January 2021 — when it actuall

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New US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, batteries and solar…

Posted by May 14, 2024

WASHINGTON -- New tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles and batteries, solar cells, medical equipment and other goods are intended to protect U.S. jobs and manuf

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U.S. raises tariffs significantly on EVs, other goods from China…

Posted by May 14, 2024

The U.S. plans to slap new tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, advanced batteries, solar cells, steel, aluminum and medical equipment — an election-year mov

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We’ve entered a world of zombie inflation. Wall Street is…

Posted by May 13, 2024

What a difference three months makes.At the end of 2023 and the start of 2024, it appeared that the US was on a glide path to what I termed "economic nirvana":

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American Express GBT: Global Multinationals Increase Their Business Travel

Posted by May 7, 2024

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) saw global multinational customers increase their business travel during the fir

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US employers scaled back hiring in April. How that could…

Posted by May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON -- The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rate

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US employers scaled back hiring in April but still added…

Posted by May 3, 2024

WASHINGTON -- The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rate

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US job openings fall to 8.5 million in March, the…

Posted by May 1, 2024

WASHINGTON -- U.S. jobs openings slid in March to the lowest level in more than three years, but stayed at historically high levels in a sign that the job marke

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