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“Transforming Spaces” is a series about women driving change in sometimes unexpected places. It takes approximately 30 seconds of conversation with Janelle Jones, the chief economist and policy director of one of the largest labor unions in the United States, to learn where she’s from and why it matters. “I’m from Ohio! Is that not […]
Crude oil prices moved higher today, after the release of production data from OPEC and Russia, showing both declined in December. An additional bullish factor for oil was a new employment survey from the United States, which showed layoffs were low and job openings were growing, suggesting a strong economy. At the time of writing, […]
US president expected to announce decision to block proposed sale of Pittsburgh-based steelmaker as early as Friday. United States President Joe Biden has decided to block the proposed takeover of US Steel by Japan’s Nippon Steel, US media has reported. Biden is expected to announce his decision to scuttle the $14.9bn sale on national security […]
President Trump listens to diverse voices in economics, clockwise, top left supply-siders Steve … [+] Moore and Art Laffer (pictured here with Minister Luis “Toto” Caputo, of Argentina); right, conservative Russ Vought; bottom from left to right, Peter Navarro, Kevin Hassett, and independent Paul Atkins (nominated to head the SEC) Alejandro Chafuen collage from pictures […]
Committee on Foreign Investment in the US fails to agree on national security risks of proposed takeover of US Steel. A decision on whether to allow Nippon Steel’s proposed takeover of US Steel has fallen to United States President Joe Biden after a government panel failed to agree on possible national security risks. The failure […]
U.S. voters are concerned that tariffs could hurt the U.S. economy, but the depth of those concerns varies by political party with more concern from Democrats than Republicans, according to a new poll. A separate poll released earlier this month asked voters about tariffs in a different way: Do they support President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy […]
U.S. voters are concerned that tariffs could hurt the U.S. economy, but the depth of those concerns varies by political party with more concern from Democrats than Republicans, according to a new poll. A separate poll released earlier this month asked voters about tariffs in a different way: Do they support President-elect Donald Trump’s strategy […]
This is an audio transcript of The Economics Show podcast episode: ‘Is Trump a threat to the US economy? With Larry Summers’ Martin Wolf Hello and welcome to The Economic Show. I’m Martin Wolf, the FT’s chief economics commentator in London. While our regular host, Soumaya Keynes, is on maternity leave you’ll be hearing a […]
CNN — The concert tour that made Taylor Swift a billionaire wraps up this weekend, but it has already left a lasting impact on the global economy. The pop superstar, whose final performance of “The Eras Tour” takes place Sunday night at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, emerged as a business titan after […]
The US economy added more jobs than forecast in November while the unemployment rate ticked higher as the labor market rebounded from a month negatively impacted by severe weather and labor strikes. Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed 227,000 new jobs were created in November, just above the 220,000 expected by […]