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The NYT Pushes Trumpian Lies on the Economy

The New York Times looks to be joining the fascist apologist set, just as incompetence, corruption, and dementia look to be ...
USA Today

US economy would be even stronger if Trump got out of the way | Opinion

Is America’s economy soaring because of or in spite of President Donald Trump’s policies? How you answer that question may say as much about your own political biases as it does anything else. But let ...
PBS

World economy expected to grow sluggish 3% this year, IMF says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday modestly downgraded its outlook for the world economy this year, citing the energy shock caused by the Iran war. But the fallout from the ...
CNBC

India's economy expands at 7.8% over January to March — faster than expected

India's economy grew at a faster pace than expected at 7.8% in the quarter to the end of March. The Middle East poses a severe risk to India's economy and is anticipated to hurt growth and raise ...
Forbes

Everyone’s Talking About The K-Shaped Economy. Here’s What It Means

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The K-shaped economy is an ongoing economic bifurcation; its upper branch comprises ...
CNN

What the jobs report can’t tell us about the confounding economic moment

Scan the topline numbers of this month’s jobs report, and you’ll wind up with two wildly different impressions. The first – that the economy lost 23,000 jobs in July – is bad news. We expected a gain ...
CNN

Europe’s economy faces a one-two punch from extreme weather and war

Nuclear power plants idled. Crops harvested at 3 a.m. Iconic tourist attractions shuttered early. Soaring temperatures are forcing drastic measures in Europe, where successive heatwaves are straining ...
Time

What It Means to Build a Truly Sustainable Ocean Economy

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Cfr.org

The U.S. Economy Was Shaky Before the Iran War. Now It’s in Real Trouble.

Roger W. Ferguson Jr. is the Steven A Tananbaum Distinguished Fellow for International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations. Maximilian Hippold is a research associate at CFR. Iran’s closure ...
TheStreet

Scott Bessent’s economy claim is raising eyebrows on Wall Street

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants Americans to stop worrying about the wealth gap. On CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Aug. 4, he said he was “sick of hearing about this K-shaped economy” and declared, “I ...
Forbes

Russia’s Economy Is Slowly Sinking

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. The US is implementing new legislation to sanction buyers of Russian oil, uranium, and ...