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Bubble risks grow as China’s stock bull run defies economy angst
China’s economy is buckling under the weight of tariffs and a deep-rooted property crisis, yet stocks are extending their bull run – a…
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Fed Chair Warns the Economy Is Even Worse Than We Realized
The ruling was in response to a lawsuit from Friends of the Everglades, the Center for Biological Diversity, and the Miccosukee Tribe…
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The Economic Consequences of Donald Trump
America’s highly compromised public finances require that it do everything to promote economic growth to help manage the debt burden.…
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Data shows China’s economy lagged in July due to Trump’s tariffs
China’s economy showed signs of slowing in July as factory output and retail sales slowed and housing prices dropped further, according to…
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Japan's Nikkei ends at record high as yen weakens, economy shows resilience
Japan’s Nikkei closed at an all-time high on Friday (Aug 15), as the yen weakened and data showed the nation’s economy was surprisingly…
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Vietnam wants to be the next ‘tiger economy.’ Here’s how
Beneath red banners and a gold bust of revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi’s central party school, Communist Party chief To Lam…
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How to Gauge the Strength of Trump’s Fact-Free Economy
Don’t tell Trump, but the underlying data of the CPI report is less reassuring than the topline figure. When you strip out groceries and…
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Trump’s BLS Pick Has Perfect Solution to Trash Economy: Hide the Data
“Trump’s got all federal agencies kind of coming together for seven days, going out, trying to stop the violent crime, all kinds of stuff.…
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Trump Threatens Legal Action Against Jerome Powell as Economy Tanks
“I’m announcing a historic action to rescue our nation’s capital from crime, bloodshed, bedlam, and squalor, and worse,” Trump told a…
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Trump Loses It as Elizabeth Warren Exposes His Terrible Economy
Jonathan Thompson, executive director and CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association, told NBC the move was “inappropriate behavior of a…
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US: Stocks tumble as weak jobs report adds to doubts on economy
Wall Street stocks finished sharply lower Friday (Aug 1) following a weak July jobs report that raised concerns about US economic health.…
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Trump Fires BLS Chief After Jobs Report Reveals How Bad Economy Is
Trump on Friday proved that fears about the president manipulating official data in his favor are founded, as he fired Erika McEntarfer,…
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The economy is limping, not booming, and the costs of Trump’s tariffs can be seen all over this week’s data
If you’re interested in understanding the current state of the U.S. economy and corporate America, and what the rest of the year might…
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Trump Is Now Running the Worst Economy Since His Last Term in Office
The last time America’s job numbers were this bad—besides the pandemic—was during the Great Recession. Revisions to the last three months…
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Trump Adviser Reminded on Live TV About Last Time Economy Was This Bad
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem put Nepalese, Honduran, and Nicaraguan immigrants next on the chopping block, claiming that the…
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Bank of Japan turns less gloomy on economy, keeps rate-hike chance alive
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) revised up its inflation forecasts on Thursday (Jul 31) and offered a less gloomy outlook on the economy than…
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US economy grows after swing in imports
A sharp drop in imports triggered by President Donald Trump tariff policy helped boost US economic growth between April and June,…
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Euro zone economy holds up even as ECB speakers look to temper market view of no more cuts
The euro zone economy has remained resilient to the pervasive uncertainty caused by a global trade war, a slew of data showed on Friday…
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BOJ’s Uchida warns of downside risks to economy on trade uncertainty
[KOCHI, Japan] Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said risks to economic activity and prices were skewed to the downside due to…
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How to get funding in this economy: advice from an angel investor
The first company I built was in 2008; we closed our seed round in May, the housing crisis hit in August, and the world collapsed. I…
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Welcome to the Anxiety Economy, where safety sells and streaming is optional
Americans are seriously worried about their finances. Between high costs of living, tariffs, and job instability, driven, in part, by AI,…
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Asia: Markets mixed as China’s economy meets forecasts
Markets were mixed on Tuesday as positive Chinese economic data was offset by weak consumer spending, while optimism that governments will…
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UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May
The UK economy shrank unexpectedly in May, according to latest official figures. The economy shrank by 0.1%, the Office for National…
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China’s gig economy booms as blistering heat leaves workers exposed
On a scorching morning in Beijing, Hao and a dozen other food delivery drivers sweltered outside a hot-pot restaurant. They smoked. They…