by Nia Prater | Jan 31, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Seven years into an economic recovery, most states still aren’t spending what they were when inflation was factored into account. “Thirty-two states are still not spending at the level they were before the Great Recession, adjusted for inflation,” said...
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by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Jan 30, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – If President Donald Trump wants to talk about a “quick” trade deal with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the White House on Friday, he may be disappointed, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union C. Boyden Gray said Thursday. “It doesn’t make...
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by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Jan 13, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Departing U.S. top trade negotiator Michael Froman said he understands Americans’ anxiety that global trade will hurt U.S. jobs and the economy, but he is also optimistic that the Trans-Pacific Partnership will “find its way.” Froman said that federal...
by Nona Tepper | Jan 13, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON–Jennifer Powell chartered a bus in Richmond, Virginia, filled it with 40 teachers and rode nearly two hours to Washington — quite an effort to learn more about the U.S. economy. But when you’re learning from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet...
by Nona Tepper | Jan 12, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON — The head of the nation’s largest business group on Wednesday said the U.S. has a “once in a generation chance” to reshape a slow-growing American economy, but he also cautioned that a golden opportunity could be lost if stiffer trade barriers get in the...
by Katie Murar | Aug 26, 2016 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON–Great Britain’s decision to leave the European Union caused that nation’s currency to tumble and many to fear how Europe would move forward, but libertarians say Brexit may provide the U.K. with new, more globally-focused economic...
