US Economy

Bannon Is Out, but Economic Nationalism Still Thrives at the White House

By Linette Lopez, Business Insider

Just because Steve Bannon is out of the White House, doesn't mean that his ideas are gone — especially when it comes to economics.
More Good News on Jobs Gives the Fed a Green Light to Start Unwinding

By Lucia Mutikani, Reuters

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell to near a six-month low last week, pointing to a further tightening in the labor market that could encourage the Federal Reserve to lay...
The Walls Are Closing In as Allies Abandon Trump

By Rob Garver

Things have looked grim for Donald Trump’s future more than once in his relatively brief career as a politician. But on Wednesday, the cracks in the edifice of his public standing were really...
Household Debt in the US Just Hit an All-Time High

By Jonathan Spicer, Reuters

Americans' debt level notched another record high in the second quarter, after having earlier in the year surpassed its pre-crisis peak, on the back of modest rises in mortgage, auto and credit card...
Trump Is Headed for a Collision With the Auto Industry as NAFTA Talks Loom

By David Lawder, Reuters

The Trump administration has set a collision course with the auto industry as it launches renegotiations of the 23-year-old NAFTA trade pact this week, aiming to shrink a growing trade deficit with...

Here’s Why Trump Deserves Credit for the Stock Market Surge

By Liz Peek

As of Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average had scored record highs for nine days in a row; the gains are driving anti-Trumpers crazy. Though the president’s boasts are not always accurate,...
Are You Rich? Tax Reform May Answer That Question for You

By YLAN Q. MUI, CNBC

Whether to raise taxes on the rich is one of the thorniest issues in tax reform. Underlying that debate is an even more fundamental question: Who exactly qualifies as wealthy? Everyone can agree that...
A New Report Shows Why The 10-Year Jobs Crisis Is Effectively Over

By Jacqueline Leo

A new report by the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution has good news: "With [yesterday's] employment report, we can report that the national jobs gap relative to November 2007 has closed (...
Is Wage Growth Finally Coming for American Workers?

By Jeff Cox, CNBC

Wage growth has been the missing link throughout a period that has produced more than 18.5 million new jobs, including 209,000 in July. But Amy Glaser, who helps run Adecco Staffing, believes the...
Trump May Be in a Legislative Slump, but His Energy Agenda Is Getting Lots of Hits

By Tom DiChristopher, CNBC

President Donald Trump may be fuming over Republicans' failure to repeal and replace Obamacare, but he can certainly take solace in the GOP's swift overhaul of the Obama administration's energy and...

China, U.S. to boost security ties, but no breakthroughs

By Lesley Wroughton and Michael Martina, Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - China and the United States agreed on Thursday to boost military ties and counter-terrorism cooperation during high-level annual talks in Beijing, but there was little immediate...
Boeing sees $5.2 trillion jet market, win versus Airbus on twin-aisles

By Alwyn Scott, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Boeing Co made its most bullish 20-year forecast for jetliner demand since 2011, saying on Thursday the world will need 36,770 new planes worth $5.2 trillion by 2033. The company...
Likely new Indonesian leader warns against tampering with vote

By Kanupriya Kapoor and Dennys Kapa, Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's likely next president, Joko "Jokowi" Widodo, warned on Thursday against tampering with ballots ahead of a final count of votes from a disputed election. Both Jokowi...
Chinese hackers pursue key data on U.S. workers: NYT

By Reuters

(Reuters) - Chinese hackers broke into the computer networks of the U.S. government agency that keeps the personal information of all federal employees in March, the New York Times reported, citing...
The 10 Best Cities and States for Small Business

By John Grgurich, The Fiscal Times

Should the next wave of tech startups be in Idaho rather than California? How about Utah, Texas or Virginia? All of these states offer an overall friendlier small business climate than famously...

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