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Donald Trump has been threatening tariffs of various and ridiculous levels for months now, along with a slew of other economic threats and government actions to convince other countries to do what he...
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If you’re feeling uneasy about the economy these days, you should know that you’re in good company. The University of Michigan’s consumer confidence survey for March posted a...
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For much of the last decade and a half, the U.S. job market has steadily grown stronger. With the single exception of 2020, when much of the U.S. economy was shut down in an attempt to limit the...
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall cost of living has surged in the United States. The average cost of goods and services surged by 4.7% in 2021, by 8.0% in 2022, and by over 4%...
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It should come as no surprise that rents in cities across the country increased by over one-third in 2025 compared to the previous year. While this isn’t true across the board, the cities with the...
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In the United States, the discussion and news coverage of the national debt has taken on a perpetual air of doom and moral ineptitude, but in years past it wasn’t always that way. Competent...
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Economists and bankers have raised their odds that the United States falls into a recession. Increasing tariffs are the primary reason they think so.
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Ronald Reagan is both the patron saint of capitalism to conservative Americans, and the harbinger of destruction and evil to those on the left. Opinions vary and experts disagree about his legacy,...
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As the country with the world’s most powerful economy, America is undoubtedly the engine that keeps the rest of the world moving. The dollar is the unofficial global currency, and all 50 states...
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The American economy has expanded nearly every year since 2010, with the sole exception of 2020, the year large segments of the U.S. economy were shut down to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Growth...
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Before he rose to the office of President of the United States, Donald Trump was first and foremost, a developer. As such, the Trump brand was everywhere, including, most famously, on the side of...
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Income inequality and poverty in the United States have become so bad that it has started attracting international attention. UNICEF announced in 2013 that the United States has the second-highest...
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The U.S. economy is proving stronger and more resilient than many of its peers on the world stage. According to the World Bank, American gross domestic product expanded by 2.9% in 2023, outperforming...
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