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Christopher Rugaber

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jobs
Economy
Sluggish economy crawls on with 50,000 jobs added in December, unemployment ticks down to 4.4%
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressJanuary 9, 2026
hassett
Banking
Fed chair favorite Kevin Hassett on potential independence from Trump: ‘His opinion matters if it’s good, if it’s based on data’
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 15, 2025
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids midair collision with U.S. Air Force tanker. ‘They passed directly in our flight path’
Politics
JetBlue flight near Venezuela avoids midair collision with U.S. Air Force tanker. ‘They passed directly in our flight path’
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 14, 2025
Powell
Economy
Trump slams Fed’s third-straight rate cut as ‘too small,’ saying he wishes it was twice as large
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 11, 2025
Bessent
Banking
‘We’re going to veto them’: Bessent backs new rules to give White House more power over Federal Reserve
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 3, 2025
dollars
Economy
The K-shaped economy means inflation hurts at the bottom and swells the assets at the top
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressDecember 1, 2025
jobless
Economy
‘Low-hire, low-fire’ economy grinds on as lower-than-expected jobless claims suggests layoffs aren’t spiking
By Christopher Rugaber, Nick Lichtenberg and The Associated PressNovember 26, 2025
consumer confidence
Economy
Government shutdown sends consumer confidence plunging to April ‘liberation day’ levels
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
retail sales
Economy
Retail sales creep up 0.2% in September from August as delayed report shows economy crawling forward
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 25, 2025
Scott Bessent
Economy
Trump urges Scott Bessent to take Fed chair role, ‘but he wants no part of it, he likes being secretary of the Treasury’
By Christopher Rugaber, Josh Boak and The Associated PressNovember 20, 2025
Bowman
Banking
Fed wins banking industry praise for new guidelines on supervision of financial system
By Christopher Rugaber, Ken Sweet and The Associated PressNovember 19, 2025
Jerome Powell
Economy
Fed speeches reveal split that puts rate cut in jeopardy: persistent inflation vs ‘low-hire, low-fire’ labor market
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 18, 2025
Lisa Cook
Law
Fed governor accused of mortgage fraud blasts case as ‘baseless,’ based on ‘one stray reference’ about a primary residence
By Christopher Rugaber, Brian Slodysko and The Associated PressNovember 17, 2025
Jobs
Economy
Jobs disaster—or mediocrity—to be revealed with September jobs report finally set to drop Thursday
By Paul Wiseman, Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 15, 2025
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, speaks to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Monday, Nov. 10, 2025.
Economy
How the federal government hurt the economy: $11 billion vanishes with 1.25 million unpaid and 2,000 canceled flights
By Christopher Rugaber and The Associated PressNovember 11, 2025
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