FOR NEARLY three decades the federal government has painstakingly surveyed tens of thousands of Americans each year about their health. Door-knockers collect data on the financial...
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The Federal Reserve’s key inflation measure rose more than expected in February while consumer spending also posted a smaller than projected increase, the Commerce Department reported...
For economists, harbingers of a recession can include a slowdown in consumer spending and rising unemployment. For the chronically online, indicators can range from the perceived...
A RED CAR weaves in and out of traffic on a highway in El Paso, Texas. It’s June 2022 and Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)...
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The White House’s protectionist policies could hit the U.S. harder than Europe in the short term, Banco Santander‘s executive chair told CNBC on Thursday, as tariffs...
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are making the path ahead for European Central Bank interest rates “more complicated,” according to Pierre Wunsch, member of the...
A wiser president would admit a lapse and be grateful for the chance to prevent a more devastating blunder