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Feb 07 2020
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January adds a much stronger-than-expected 225,000 jobs, with a boost from warm weather
WASHINGTON — An unseasonably mild January helped power the U.S. jobs market to more gains, with nonfarm payrolls rising 225,000 for the month, well above Wall Street estimates.
The unemployment rate ticked higher to 3.6%, but for the right reason as the labor force participation rate increased 0.2 percentage points to 63.4%, matching its highest level since June 2013, according to data
CNBCSep 06 2012
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Clinton Makes Case for Obama
Democrats led by former President Bill Clinton gave a rousing defense Wednesday of President Barack Obama and Democratic philosophies, promising to bring changes to an economic system they said was often stacked against the middle class.
Wall Street Journal (News)May 06 2020
Fact Check
Did Trump Say COVID-19 Deaths Wouldn’t Hurt Anyone as Much as Himself?
Claim: When U.S. President Donald Trump was asked what he'd say to people who lost family members to COVID-19, he replied, "I would say this didn't hurt anyone as much as it hurt me."
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SnopesJun 11 2014
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Trillion-dollar deficits are sustainable for now, unfortunately
The year-end fiscal cliff is the current hot economic topic, and many policymakers and pundits seem to think that forcing us over the cliff is the best way to force decisive action to reduce US debt. However, this tactic will not work in the United States because borrowi
American Enterprise InstituteMay 05 2020
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White House Pushes for Capital Gains Tax Cut as Part of Next Coronavirus Relief Bill
The Trump administration on Tuesday revealed it is considering a capital gains tax cut as well as other tax-cut proposals as part of a future coronavirus relief bill.
President Trump and his allies are also pushing for liability protection for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
“Well run States should not be bailing out poorly run States, using CoronaVirus as the
National Review (News)Oct 23 2014
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Economists See Limited Gains in G.O.P. Plan
Anticipating a takeover of Congress, Republicans have assembled an economic agenda that reflects their small-government, antiregulation philosophy, but also suggests internal divisions that could hinder a united front against President Obama — much as happened in the 1990s, when a Republican-led Congress confronted President Bill Clinton.
New York Times (News)May 09 2019
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Trump’s biggest mistake in the trade war with China
THE CONFIDENCE, even a certain complacency, that had developed around the likelihood of a successful conclusion to trade talks between China and the United States has given way to tension and uncertainty. On Sunday, President Trump, blaming Beijing for reneging on previously negotiated commitments, tweeted a threat to the effect that he would raise an existing 10 percent tariff on $200 billion
Washington PostDec 24 2014
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Obama's next sales job: The economy
President Barack Obama will use his State of the Union address to roll out an agenda aimed at tackling stagnating wages and helping Americans who feel left out of the economy’s surge, and he’s planning to use the first few weeks of January to travel the country promoting a new economic message.
PoliticoMar 08 2013
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Politics Counts: Dow Record's Narrow Impact
The oft-repeated point that "the Dow doesn't represent the larger economy" seems obvious as other economic indicators struggle. But even beyond that, there is the issue of who benefits when the market rises, writes Dante Chinni.
Wall Street Journal (News)Nov 25 2020
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Unemployment claims jumped last week as coronavirus cases surge nationwide.
Applications for unemployment benefits rose for the second week in a row last week, the latest sign that the nationwide surge in coronavirus cases is threatening to undermine the economic recovery.
More than 827,000 people filed first-time applications for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That was up 78,000 from a week earlier, before adjusting
New York Times (News)