Tag: Economy
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How consumer prices are moving and what it mesns for the economy
Ahead of the latest monthly inflation reading, consumers are still coming to terms with the sticker shock of everyday goods and services prices — and lingering uncertainty about the economy. The pace of consumer price growth was expected to have remained largely unchanged in September, according to Dow Jones estimates. Yet even as costs have…
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Wipe out Trump’s advantage on the economy
Kamala Harris is zeroing in on a monumental task that could make or break her prospects in the final month before Election Day: wiping out Donald Trump’s persisting advantage among voters on whom they trust to handle the economy. While Harris has gained ground on stewardship of the economy, Trump still leads in most surveys…
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China state planner lays out further actions to boost economy but no new plans for major stimulus
Zheng Shanjie, chairman of China’s National Development and Reform Commission, on Tuesday pledged a raft of actions to bolster the country’s economy during a highly-anticipated press conference. But he stopped short of announcing any new major stimulus plans, underwhelming investors and weakening the rally in the mainland Chinese markets. China will speed up special purpose…
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Asheville, N.C.’s arts scene has powered its economy. Rebuilding will be hard.
Trumpower works in Southside Studios, a collective workspace run by a fellow artist on the bank of the Swannanoa River in South Asheville. Trumpower, who spent the run-up to the storm packing up pottery and other local artists’ pieces, said no one at the time expected the flooding to be as severe as it was.…
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Economy, health care, and defending past comments
Republican Sen. JD Vance and Democratic Gov. Tim Walz clashed Tuesday on everything from economic and gun policy to immigration and school shootings in the only vice presidential debate of the 2024 election. The Ohio senator and Minnesota governor largely kept things cordial personally, even appearing chummy at times and saying they could work with…