The Dow Jones soars by 1,086 points as investors extend the longest bull market in modern history, but stocks remain on track for the worst December since 1931.
u.s. economy
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: White House chief of staff’s bluffs may catch up to him soon
Now is an especially crucial moment for Trump to have a chief of staff who could restore competence even briefly.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks dive again, heading for worst December since Great Depression
Investors are growing worried that global economic growth is cooling and that the U.S. could slip into a recession in the next few years.
Posted inBusiness
Regulation rollback: Oil train catastrophe in the making?
The Trump administration miscalculates the potential benefits of putting better brakes on trains that haul explosive fuels.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Dollar stores benefit from the age of financial inequality
Even with a flourishing economy, many people feel the need to shop at low-cost stores to stretch their household dollars.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trio of senators rightly aims to claw back trade power from the president
Those powers include the presidential imposition of tariffs paid by Americans.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Past immigrants would have been blocked by new rules
Requiring newcomers to have money and speak English before they arrive in the U.S. will unfairly stifle opportunity.
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Commentary: Fixing the economy, for real
We’ll stay on a boom-and-bust cycle until we revitalize the industrial sector to multiply jobs and create education pathways for workers.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Marc A. Thiessen: China goes toe-to-toe with Trump on trade – and trips
President Xi bet that tariffs targeting American voters in the heartland would turn them against the president, but they have stuck by him.
Posted inBusiness
Sears’ biggest holder bids $4.6 billion to salvage bankrupt chain
The company would have just over 500 functioning locations left if the takeover succeeds.