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Retail sales flat in April, falling short of Wall Street's expectations
Yahoo Finance via AOL· 1 hour agoApril's update on retail sales comes as economists are closely watching for any signs of weakening...
The budget is full of good news, but good news isn’t the same as good management
The Conversation· 10 hours agoAt the centre of the budget is a big gamble on inflation. Several of the government’s measures, among them energy rebates and extra Commonwealth rent assistance, will directly, mechanically, ...
Biden's tax hikes could flip even a moderate
USA TODAY Opinion· 1 day agoYet Biden hired 30,000 IRS employees (over two years, starting in 2023), spending $80 billion in new funds. Does anyone else wonder where this money to...
US weekly jobless claims hit highest level since August of 2023, though job market is still hot
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoThe number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits jumped to its highest level in more than...
Newsom announces budget cuts to tackle California's $27.6 billion deficit
22 WSBT South Bend· 4 days agoCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in a news conference Friday his plans to cut state funding to...
California Leaders Try to Solve Another Big Budget Deficit
New York Times· 2 hours agoGov. Gavin Newsom released his revised spending plan to close a $27.6 billion gap, touching off what...
America is running out of money, and nobody cares
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoAn economic specter haunts America. It’s also one that many American politicians – Republican and Democrat – say a great deal about but are reluctant to...
EU Commission predicts slow but improving economic growth
dpa international via Yahoo Finance· 1 hour agoThe European Commission predicts that the European Union's economy will see slow but increasing...
Australia’s Pre-Election Spending Pushes Budget Into Deficit
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 14 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Australia plans to unleash a wave of spending from energy rebates to tax breaks for...
Saunders: Voters need to elect fiscal watchdogs to Congress | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 5 days agoThe April jobs report found the U.S. economy added 175,000 new positions, but it fell below expectations. Unemployment nudged up to 3.9% last month, which at least keeps & ...