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>"Interest rates were low for years. Imagine how much the country could have gotten done."
>"Interest rates were low for years. Imagine how much the country could have gotten done."
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"The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point as it fights raging inflation."
"The Fed lifted its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point as it fights raging inflation."
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"Beijing says it has the policy tools to handle the effects of the Fed’s gradual removal of the monetary stimulus it has been providing for the US economy, but investors say it could destabilise the yuan."
"Beijing says it has the policy tools to handle the effects of the Fed’s gradual removal of the monetary stimulus it has been providing for the US economy, but investors say it could destabilise the yuan."
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"Businesses are experiencing escalating inflation that will likely be passed onto consumers, the Fed reported Wednesday."
"Businesses are experiencing escalating inflation that will likely be passed onto consumers, the Fed reported Wednesday."
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"As daycare costs rise, the Biden administration wants to invest $225 billion to make child care affordable to all."
"As daycare costs rise, the Biden administration wants to invest $225 billion to make child care affordable to all."
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>"The new estimate reflects pandemic-relief efforts for borrowers and low repayment rates on the government’s $1.6 trillion portfolio."
>"The new estimate reflects pandemic-relief efforts for borrowers and low repayment rates on the government’s $1.6 trillion portfolio."
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"A global container shortage and congestion at ports around the world have driven shipping rates to sky-high levels, with a return to normal possibly extending into 2022."
"A global container shortage and congestion at ports around the world have driven shipping rates to sky-high levels, with a return to normal possibly extending into 2022."
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"The current model of insurance is shipwrecking young people’s financial futures. Health savings accounts and other market-based approaches can help."
"The current model of insurance is shipwrecking young people’s financial futures. Health savings accounts and other market-based approaches can help."
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"People who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine will have higher health-care costs. The rest of us will foot the bill."
"People who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine will have higher health-care costs. The rest of us will foot the bill."
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"Food is piling up in all the wrong places, thanks to carriers hauling empty shipping containers"
"Food is piling up in all the wrong places, thanks to carriers hauling empty shipping containers"
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>"Biden has asssembled a team that has thought long and hard about devising a clear and _...Read More_
>"Biden has asssembled a team that has thought long and hard about devising a clear and _...Read More_
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Several years ago, I was sitting on a flight to San Francisco, when my seatmate, a man a little older than me, struck up a conversation. _...Read More_
Several years ago, I was sitting on a flight to San Francisco, when my seatmate, a man a little older than me, struck up a conversation. _...Read More_
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"State and local government budget shortfalls could reach a combined $450 billion over the next three years even as the economy recovers."
"State and local government budget shortfalls could reach a combined $450 billion over the next three years even as the economy recovers."
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President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to deliver on his plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt faces steep odds unless Democrats take control of the _...Read More_
President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to deliver on his plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt faces steep odds unless Democrats take control of the _...Read More_