Trump Hails 'Turnaround for the Ages' in SOTU Address
President Donald Trump declared in his State of the Union address that America is staging "a turnaround for the ages" after just one year back in office.
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US Consumer Confidence Improves Modestly
U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more than expected in February, but the share of consumers viewing jobs as "hard to get" increased to a five-year high, raising the risk of the unemployment rate increasing this month.
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Fed's Cook: AI May Cause Short-Term Unemployment
Artificial intelligence has triggered a generational shift in the U.S. labor market and could lead to a possible rise in the unemployment rate that the U.S. central bank may not be able to counter with lower interest rates, Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said...
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US Home Price Growth Slows in December
U.S. single-family house price gains slowed in December, but economists believe tight inventory could prevent an outright decline in national home prices.
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Bessent Warns of 'Economic Apocalypse' if Taiwan Lost
Taiwan is no longer just a test of American resolve abroad. It is a test of whether the world economy can survive a single semiconductor chip chokepoint, The New York Times reports.
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The Dollar Has a Cold, Not Long COVID
In recent weeks, the dollar has fallen against most other currencies, but President Trump appears little disturbed.
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