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Jun 06 2012
News
Fed survey finds US growth, hiring mostly steady
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy grew moderately in most regions of the country this spring and companies kept hiring, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Wednesday The mostly upbeat survey offered a hopeful sign after last week's more dismal data on hiring and manufacturing. Those reports sketched a picture of an economy that is slumping after a promising winter. The positive survey
Fox News DigitalJun 29 2013
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Businesses Press House to Pass Immigration Provisions
Businesses won a victory in the Senate immigration bill through measures to boost access to foreign workers. Now, they are moving to protect those provisions as they face a much tougher sell in the House.
The lobbying push started even before the Senate on Thursday passed its sweeping rewrite of immigration laws. Businesses in the agriculture, manufacturing, high-tech and other sectors
Wall Street Journal (News)Apr 12 2021
News
Biden to host bipartisan group of lawmakers for infrastructure meeting as he faces pressure on both sides of the aisle
President Joe Biden will meet with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday afternoon to discuss his roughly $2 trillion jobs and infrastructure proposal, as he faces united Republican opposition to the plan and pressure from Democrats to move without GOP support.
The meeting will be the first time Biden sits down with lawmakers to discuss his proposal, which has been met with
CNN DigitalApr 03 2020
News
Virus cost may top $4 trillion; Americans arm up on guns
The outbreak of the coronavirus has dealt a shock to the global economy with unprecedented speed. Following are developments on Friday related to the global economy, the work place and the spread of the virus.
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COSTS MOUNT: The pandemic will cost the global economy as much as $4.1 trillion, or nearly 5% of all economic activity, according to new estimates from the
Associated PressMay 19 2015
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Bernie Sanders is unleashing a plan to make prescription drugs cheaper
Generic drug prices have nearly quadrupled in the past five years — and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has a plan to fix it.
On Monday, Sanders, who is also running for the Democratic presidential nomination, rolled out a proposal that would place strict limits on how quickly pharmaceutical companies could hike generic drug prices. Specifically, drug manufacturers would have to pay a rebate
VoxDec 27 2015
News
Evidence suggests 2015 will be a record year for gun sales
In 2015, the FBI will likely process a record number of background checks for people looking to buy guns and get permits.
Background checks are a good proxy for measuring how gun sales are changing, even though one background check does not necessarily equal one gun. That said, the purpose of background checks has nothing to do with measuring sales. Rather, it is part of a 1993 gun
VoxSep 04 2013
News
Economy Expanding At Moderate Rate, Fed Says
The U.S. economy held steady with "modest to moderate" growth between early July and late August, as Americans bought more cars and auto factories ramped up hiring.
The Federal Reserve's so-called Beige Book, comprising reports from 12 geographic districts around the country, showed that manufacturing activity "expanded modestly" and several districts ... [expressing] that demand for
NPR (Online News)Nov 20 2020
News
Americans Worry About Transfer Of Power: 'We Need Our Country To Come Together'
As President Trump still refuses to accept his election defeat, Travis Goodman finds himself gaming out what kind of "power grab" the outgoing president could stage, from continuing to contest the results to trying to disrupt the Electoral College process.
"I'm full of anxiety all the time," said Goodman, an accounting clerk at a manufacturing firm in Goshen, Ind. "These institutional
NPR (Online News)Jun 28 2019
Headline Roundup
Apple Moves Production of Mac Pro to China
Apple will move the production of its high-end computer, the Mac Pro, to China, according to sources familiar with Apple's manufacturing plans. The Mac Pro was the only major Apple device assembled in the U.S. The move comes amid heightened trade talks between the U.S. and China. The Mac Pro is not intended for the mass market, but rather, for companies and individuals with specialized needs
Associated Press Fox News Digital Mother JonesSep 11 2020
Analysis
A Conservative Opening on Urban Policy
As riots and Covid-related economic problems have afflicted America’s big cities, many on the right have been quick to blame progressive mayors for decades of policies that have made a difficult situation worse. The current moment offers an opportunity for conservatives because the Right’s policy instincts are more in tune with urban-dwellers in a range of areas, including housing costs,
City Journal