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But I was told the tariffs didn’t increase costs
Trump administration prepares tariff exemptions in bid to lower food prices, NYT reports reut.rs/4qXHpp5
Trump administration prepares tariff exemptions in bid to lower food prices, NYT reports
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing broad exemptions to certain tariffs in an effort to ease elevated food prices, the New York Times reported on Thursday, citing three people briefed on the actions.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:47 PM
But I was told the tariffs didn’t increase costs
Democrats more energized for the midterms than Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Democrats more energized for the midterms than Republicans, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll. www.reuters.com/world/us/dem...
There's a niche industry that makes backpacks for dogs.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
There's a niche industry that makes backpacks for dogs.
Good read: A MAGA Senator gave hope for a dying paper mill in Ohio. Then reality set in . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
A MAGA Senator Promised Hope for a Dying Ohio Mill. Then Reality Set In.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Good read: A MAGA Senator gave hope for a dying paper mill in Ohio. Then reality set in . . . www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/b...
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POLITICO writes an entire piece today about this chart — and the political vulnerabilities that accompany it.
BofAI: Inflation growth YoY has outpaced the after-tax wage growth of lower- and middle-income households since the beginning of the year
November 11, 2025 at 8:27 PM
POLITICO writes an entire piece today about this chart — and the political vulnerabilities that accompany it.
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“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children.” www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...
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“.. The economy is increasingly dependent on ‘three narrow, interconnected 'A-pillars':
1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
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1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
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November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
“.. The economy is increasingly dependent on ‘three narrow, interconnected 'A-pillars':
1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
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1) affluent consumers
2) artificial intelligence-fueled investment
3) asset price gains”
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Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week reut.rs/4oxHoX8
Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week
Despite hopes the federal government shutdown could end this week, air travelers in the United States are still in for a rough few days of cancellations and delays nationwide before taking to the skies gets back to normal.
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November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Explainer: When will US air travel be back to normal? Not this week reut.rs/4oxHoX8
"Since the beginning of October, visitors have attested that a rise in illegal camping, unpermitted hiking, and BASE jumping is taking place within the park." www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Government Shutdown Brings Waves Of Illegal Activity To Yosemite National Park
Crowded campsites, unpermitted hiking, and illegal sport is running rampant in this national park right now.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:47 AM
"Since the beginning of October, visitors have attested that a rise in illegal camping, unpermitted hiking, and BASE jumping is taking place within the park." www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
The new guidance issued late on Saturday follows a Supreme Court order on Friday that allowed the Trump administration to continue withholding $4 billion in aid for nearly 42 million recipients. www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
USDA tells states to undo efforts to issue full food aid benefits
The U.S. Department of Agriculture directed states to roll back any steps taken to issue full food aid benefits to low-income Americans or risk financial penalties.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The new guidance issued late on Saturday follows a Supreme Court order on Friday that allowed the Trump administration to continue withholding $4 billion in aid for nearly 42 million recipients. www.reuters.com/world/us/usd...
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EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion reut.rs/480rYVw
EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion
EV maker Rivian on Friday said it was giving its CEO a revised pay package worth as much as $4.6 billion over the next decade, a deal modeled on larger rival Tesla's plan for paying CEO Elon Musk, and linked to new profit targets and reduced share price milestones.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
EV maker Rivian gives CEO a Musk-style pay package worth up to $4.6 billion reut.rs/480rYVw
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Trump says he asked DOJ to investigate meat packing companies for driving up beef prices reut.rs/3WJVh8A
Trump says he asked DOJ to investigate meat packing companies for driving up beef prices
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he has asked the Justice Department to investigate meat packing companies that he says are driving up the price of beef.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Trump says he asked DOJ to investigate meat packing companies for driving up beef prices reut.rs/3WJVh8A
Meta is making a fortune off fake ads. Important @Reuters story. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads, documents show
Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Meta is making a fortune off fake ads. Important @Reuters story. www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Happy Canada Day to those who celebrate.
July 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Happy Canada Day to those who celebrate.
GE Appliances is spending $490 million to move production of a major line of washing machines from China to the U.S. www.reuters.com/en/ge-applia...
GE Appliances to spend $490 million reshoring production of washing machines from China
Chinese-owned GE Appliances said on Thursday it will spend $490 million to shift production of some washing machines to the U.S. from China as it rebalances its factory footprint amid extreme trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
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June 27, 2025 at 2:01 PM
GE Appliances is spending $490 million to move production of a major line of washing machines from China to the U.S. www.reuters.com/en/ge-applia...
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Fed holds rates steady as expected, with no dissents, notes "uncertainty about the economic outlook has diminished but remains elevated."
June 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fed holds rates steady as expected, with no dissents, notes "uncertainty about the economic outlook has diminished but remains elevated."
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(Axios) - President Trump's immigration crackdown is burning through cash so quickly that the agency charged with arresting, detaining and removing unauthorized immigrants could run out of money next month.
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ICE is in a deep cash crisis amid the immigration crackdown
The agency is already $1 billion over budget by one estimate, with more than three months left in the fiscal year.
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June 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
(Axios) - President Trump's immigration crackdown is burning through cash so quickly that the agency charged with arresting, detaining and removing unauthorized immigrants could run out of money next month.
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Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for US importers. www.reuters.com/business/tar...
Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for US importers
John Hamer, president of Rodgers Wade Manufacturing in Paris, Texas, makes store fixtures for big retailers like Ross Dress for Less and Ulta Beauty.
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June 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Tariff 'stacking' adds another headache for US importers. www.reuters.com/business/tar...
Bessent calls for "a big, beautiful rebalancing of the world's two largest economies." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
US Treasury's Bessent calls on China to be 'reliable partner' in trade negotiations
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Wednesday called on China to uphold its commitments under an initial U.S. trade agreement reached in Geneva last month, hours after he and other U.S. and Chinese officials agreed on a new framework to implement the deal.
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June 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bessent calls for "a big, beautiful rebalancing of the world's two largest economies." www.reuters.com/world/china/...
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Most people think trade is “cars for wine.” But the moment you realize that trade is mostly in intermediate goods—stuff like steel, or aluminum—your whole perspective changes. Tariffs aren’t taxes on “them.” They’re taxes on your own country's production line.
June 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Most people think trade is “cars for wine.” But the moment you realize that trade is mostly in intermediate goods—stuff like steel, or aluminum—your whole perspective changes. Tariffs aren’t taxes on “them.” They’re taxes on your own country's production line.
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Economists say President Donald Trump's flip-flopping on import duties has hampered businesses' ability to plan ahead.
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US job growth slows in May; unemployment rate steady at 4.2%
U.S. job growth slowed in May amid headwinds from tariff uncertainty, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, potentially giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay resuming interest rate cuts for a while.
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June 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Economists say President Donald Trump's flip-flopping on import duties has hampered businesses' ability to plan ahead.
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TIL Steven Rattner's family once owned a paint factory in Queens. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/o...
Opinion | Manufacturing Jobs Are Never Coming Back
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June 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
TIL Steven Rattner's family once owned a paint factory in Queens. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/06/o...
Peter Navarro says the USTR office now operates like a deli--where countries go in and take a number to await their chance to talk about making a trade deal.
BARTIROMO: When are we gonna have more trade deals to talk about?
NAVARRO: We'll have deals. It takes time. Usually it takes months and years. In this administration it's gonna take more like days.
NAVARRO: We'll have deals. It takes time. Usually it takes months and years. In this administration it's gonna take more like days.
June 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Peter Navarro says the USTR office now operates like a deli--where countries go in and take a number to await their chance to talk about making a trade deal.
The economy needs to create 100,000 jobs per month to keep up with growth in the working age population. That number could decline as President Trump has revoked the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants amid an immigration crackdown. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
US job growth slows in May; unemployment rate steady at 4.2%
U.S. job growth slowed in May amid headwinds from tariff uncertainty, while the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, potentially giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay resuming interest rate cuts for a while.
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June 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The economy needs to create 100,000 jobs per month to keep up with growth in the working age population. That number could decline as President Trump has revoked the temporary legal status of hundreds of thousands of migrants amid an immigration crackdown. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...
There's now a Cantonese opera inspired by Trump in Hong Kong--it includes a scene where Trump shoots Ukrainian President Zelensky with a water gun he buys on a Chinese online shopping site. www.reuters.com/business/med...
Trump-inspired Cantonese opera in Hong Kong aims to bring love and peace
In a Cantonese opera inspired by U.S. President Donald Trump, a Chinese actor donning a blond wig spars on a Hong Kong stage with a man playing a double of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy - ridiculing his outfit and firing a water gun at him.
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June 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
There's now a Cantonese opera inspired by Trump in Hong Kong--it includes a scene where Trump shoots Ukrainian President Zelensky with a water gun he buys on a Chinese online shopping site. www.reuters.com/business/med...