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One Trump voter told NBC News that while she believes Trump "deep down" wants to boost the economy, "he is busy out of the country" and focused on "demolishing the White House."
More than 7 in 10 Americans say current economic conditions in the country are "poor" or "very poor in a new CNN/SSRS poll.
In building a politics to fight the right, economic populism is necessary but insufficient. Policies and rhetoric framed in the interests of the working class as a whole are crucial. But organizers have always known that in order to build a movement, you ...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — In a sign of how unusual this week’s Federal Reserve meeting is, the decision it will make on interest rates — usually the main event — is just one of the key unknowns to be resolved when officials gather Tuesday and Wednesday.
The deeper risk, visible inside recent GDP numbers, is that gross output has slowed to near nothing. Business spending has fallen. And as seen in last week’s layoffs at Target and Amazon, executives are cutting costs in what look like defensive moves.
Political tensions risk undoing the economic gains from Turkey’s return to orthodox policies, Moody’s Ratings said, warning renewed unrest may rattle investors and complicate monetary policy.
Explore the week's most compelling new books, featuring Arun Maira's critique of India's GDP-obsessed economy and Anand Teltumbde's deep dive into the caste census debate.