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    The labor market’s holiday present for America: the highest unemployment in 4 years. It might be ‘noisy’ but the jobs just aren’t there

    The November jobs report showed unemployment rose to a four-year-high.

    By Eva Roytburg and Nick Lichtenberg
    December 16, 2025

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    China slashes EU pork tariffs to 19.8% from 62.4%

    By Elaine Kurtenbach and The Associated Press
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    Future of Work

    The job market is so bad, people in their 40s are resorting to going back to school instead of looking for work

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    Gavin Newsom hires former CDC officials to work as public health consultants for state of California

    By Sophie Austin and The Associated Press
    December 15, 2025
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    Netflix CEOs seek to reassure staff about Warner Bros. deal

    By Rose Henderson and Bloomberg
    December 15, 2025
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    Retail

    Small businesses say Trump tariffs are hurting this group of consumers this holiday season—here’s what is getting more expensive

    By Mae Anderson and The Associated Press
    December 15, 2025
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    Trump vows to fight ‘fraud’ in SNAP benefits for 42 million Americans

    By Geoff Mulvihill and The Associated Press
    December 15, 2025
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    Economy

    ‘We are now firmly back in a good is bad/bad is good regime’: Weak job data may lead to more rate cuts and boost stocks, Morgan Stanley economist says

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    December 15, 2025
    Kevin vs. Kevin: Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite to be Fed chair nominee on prediction market
    Banking

    Kevin vs. Kevin: Warsh overtakes Hassett as favorite to be Fed chair nominee on prediction market

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    Economy

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    December 15, 2025
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    Success

    Bad luck, six-figure earners: Elon Musk warns that money will ‘disappear’ in the future as AI makes work (and salaries) irrelevant

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    December 15, 2025
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    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 Press
    December 15, 2025
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    Middle East

    Attacker who killed US troops in Syria was a recent recruit to security forces and was suspected of Islamic State ties prior to shooting

    By Abby Sewell and The Associated Press
    December 14, 2025
    Trump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’
    Politics

    Trump admits he can’t tell if the GOP will control the House after next year’s elections. ‘I don’t know when all of this money is going to kick in’

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    December 14, 2025
    Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC
    Economy

    Kevin Hassett says he’d be happy to talk to Trump every day as Fed chair, but the president’s opinion would have ‘no weight’ on the FOMC

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    December 14, 2025
    Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez often praises the financial and social benefits that immigrants bring to the country.
    Europe

    In a continent cracking down on immigration and berated by Trump’s warnings of ‘civilizational erasure,’ Spain embraces migrants

    By Suman Naishadham and The Associated Press
    December 13, 2025
    More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter
    Economy

    More financially distressed farmers are expected to lose their property soon as loan repayments and incomes continue to falter

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    December 13, 2025
    With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight
    Politics

    With just days to go before ACA subsidies expire, Congress is about to wrap up its work with no consensus solution in sight

    By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro and The Associated Press
    December 13, 2025
    A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade
    Health

    A Wisconsin couple was paying $2 a month for an ACA health plan. But as subsidies expire, it’s soaring to $1,600, forcing them to downgrade

    By Ali Swenson and The Associated Press
    December 13, 2025
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    Commentary

    Gen Z is drinking 20% less than Millennials. Productivity is rising. Coincidence? Not quite

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    Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says
    Economy

    Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ says

    By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Bloomberg
    December 13, 2025
    The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up
    Economy

    The Fed just ‘Trump-proofed’ itself with a unanimous move to preempt a potential leadership shake-up

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    December 12, 2025
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    Economy

    For the first time since Trump’s tariff rollout, import tax revenue has fallen, threatening his lofty plans to slash the $38 trillion national debt

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    December 12, 2025
    Gen Z is defiantly ‘giving up’ on ever owning a home and is spending more than saving, working less, and making risky investments, study shows
    Real Estate

    Gen Z is defiantly ‘giving up’ on ever owning a home and is spending more than saving, working less, and making risky investments, study shows

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    AI is powering Trump’s economy, but American voters are getting worried

    By Mark Niquette, Nancy Cook and Bloomberg
    December 12, 2025
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    Politics

    Amtrak is slashing executive bonuses to give out $900 apiece to over 18,000 rank-and-file workers

    By Safiyah Riddle and The Associated Press
    December 12, 2025
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    Economy

    Bailed-out farmers don’t want to live on Trump welfare: ‘they don’t want to go to the mailbox and get a check from the government’

    By Josh Funk, Mark Vancleave and The Associated Press
    December 12, 2025
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    Economy

    Tariffs are taxes and they were used to finance the federal government until the 1913 income tax. A top economist breaks it down

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    December 12, 2025
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    Success

    Sheryl Sandberg breaks down why it’s a troubling time for women in the workplace right now

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    December 12, 2025
    Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist
    Economy

    Asia will get steady growth next year, defying global headwinds, says Mastercard’s chief APAC economist

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    December 12, 2025
    Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
    Banking

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