u.s. economy
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PublishedOctober 25, 2018
Hedging against Trump? Fed chair builds network of support on Capitol Hill
Top Republicans are supporting Jerome Powell, saying he is doing a good job with the economy in the face of increasing criticism from President Trump.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2018
After losing streak, stocks climb on solid earnings
In the last two weeks, there have been two separate six-day losing streaks, and the slump erased the benchmark indexes' gains from earlier in the year.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
U.S. has world’s most competitive economy, for first time in a decade
The World Economic Forum releases its latest global competitiveness report, which looked at 140 economies.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2018
Record job openings may give workers clout for getting a raise
U.S. companies had 7.14 million positions to fill in August, more than one for every unemployed person, and slow wage growth may be coming to an end.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2018
Stocks surge, recovering some recent losses; Dow climbs 547
Strong earnings from major financial and health care companies propel stocks Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2018
Maine Voices: Sobering new U.N. report validates climate science, economics
A price on carbon and an internationally coordinated and enforceable effort are surely the way forward.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
The scramble for seasonal workers has begun
The government says a record 6.9 million job openings are being advertised – more than the number of unemployed Americans.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2018
Maine Voices: Strong economy, antics on Kavanaugh may leave ‘blue wave’ dead in the water
By stooping to Trump tactics, Democrats lost their edge with independents, whose midterm choice went from disliking his disruption of norms to deciding primarily on each side's policies.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2018
Alphabet’s ‘smart city’ idea sparks concerns over data use, sharing of profits
Critics are wary of the company's plan for a heavily wired, 800-acre testing lab in a section of Toronto that would 'fundamentally refine what urban life can be.'
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2018
Commentary: How we’re making climate change even more expensive
It's not just the potential disruptions to weather systems, agriculture and coastal cities; it's that we may respond to those problems in stupid and destructive ways.
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