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For more than a decade, Chinese hacking groups, including some with strong ties to the country's government, have been attacking U.S. networks in search of information that helps boost China's...
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A trade war is viewed as one of the few events that could knock the entire global economy off track. Such a hard hit easily could drive the global economy back into recession, particularly if it...
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While the latest fallout after the trade war salvos seems to have priced in close to half of an additional interest rate cut from the U.S. Federal Reserve, it's time to wonder what will happen.
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Chinese consumers are softening the blow to network and smartphone maker Huawei by buying more of the company's products. Americans don't have a patent on patriotism.
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There are not all that many trade war references from the modern era to refer to when it comes to what is happening between the United States and China.
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ThinkstockBy Kyle Kondik, Managing Editor, Sabato’s Crystal Ball KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE — The Supreme Court’s recent decision to stay out of adjudicating gerrymandering doesn’t...
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Some 44 million Americans share $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. The burdens and effects of this debt fall harder on people of color. Can student debt forgiveness help overcome the inequities?
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The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank released its June national activity report Monday morning. The U.S. economy has moved to within a hair's breadth of the long-term trend, strengthening the case for a...
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The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bill to take the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. There is evidence that more than 3 million people could lose jobs because companies may be unable...
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The U.S. government recently agreed to lift a ban that would have prevented U.S. firms from selling hardware and software to Chinese tech giant Huawei. That's huge for three leading semiconductor...
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President Trump made his first foray into the digital currency battle on Thursday, joining critics of cryptocurrencies in general and Facebook's Libra, in particular.
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Over the past 50 years, countries that have switched from non-democracies to democracies show a 20-point increase in GDP as a result.
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President Trump lost ground with his efforts to force drug companies to list drug prices on TV ads, with the effort being blocked on free speech concerns.
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According to a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, a federal minimum wage increase to $15 an hour would raise the incomes of 27 million Americans at the cost of 1.3 million jobs. That...
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In a war game exercise conducted in late 2015, military planners considered the impact of just such an event as the Iranian downing of a U.S. drone.
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