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Not everyone agrees that a recession is imminent, nor that the next recession will be much more than what economists call a "garden variety" recession.
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The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday released a plan to revitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government-sponsored companies that hold about half the country's $11 trillion mortgage loan...
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The District of Columbia's mayor, who does not have the authority most mayors do, wants D.C. to become the 51st state.
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The last week of August proved to be one in which the salvos in the trade war between the United States and China took a breather.
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Is Joe Biden tied with Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders for the lead in the race to be the Democratic presidential nominee? Or is Biden way ahead?
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With all the news now about tariffs having turned into an outright trade war with China, and with the market's drop on Friday resembling an even larger drop a week and a half earlier, it's important...
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China had a lot more to lose than the United States in the trade war over tariffs and policies. That is still true, but U.S. companies are feeling the burn too.
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The Congressional Budget Office is projecting a 10-year budget deficit of $11.4 trillion through the end of 2029. The first $1 trillion annual deficit is forecast to come next year.
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New Cherokee Nation chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. plans to seat a member of the Nation in the U.S. House of Representatives. The tribe's right to a congressional representative is specified in an 1835...
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A new research report from McKinsey & Co. notes "ominous" parallels between Asian economies just prior to the financial crisis of 1997 and to those economies today.
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The National Association of Business Economists released the results of its August survey Monday. Recession concerns have been pushed further out, but worry over federal fiscal policy has diminished.
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The reaction in Argentina's top stocks to Argentinian President Mauricio Macri losing a primary election was worse than atrocious. It was a bloodbath.
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Very few of the top U.S. retailers sell guns. But of the ones that do, the country's (and the world's) largest retailer is one.
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In the latest IEA oil markets report, its experts commented that the trade war has dented demand and may do so more forcefully if the battle goes one.
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A new U.N. report on land use and climate change was issued Thursday.
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