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    • Friday, 4 August, 2023
      The ‘Dukes of Hazzard’ landing

      Straightenin’ the curves, yeah, flattenin’ the hills . . . 

    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Rana Foroohar
      US cities must beware the ‘donut effect’

      Many of America’s urban centres are struggling to lure workers back post-pandemic, but the suburbs are thriving

      Illustration of a donut with pink icing and sprinkles with rundown buildings in the hole in the middle and shiny buildings around the ring
    • Thursday, 26 January, 2023
      US economy
      US economy beats expectations with 2.9% growth

      Resilient fourth quarter data come as Fed’s rate rises weigh on business activity

      Workers assemble a house on a construction site in Trappe, Maryland
    • Thursday, 22 September, 2022
      Gillian Tett
      Rate rises threaten to reverse America’s post-Covid equality gains

      Even the poorest benefited in the economic recovery from the pandemic

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Blair Effron
      There are reasons to be optimistic about the US economy

      Gloomy predictions of a hard landing overlook changes in the private sector and the labour market

      People walking away from the camera carrying shopping bags. Government policy such as the Inflation Reduction Act will help ease pressure on consumers
    • Monday, 4 October, 2021
      Patti Waldmeir
      Racial equity is key in efforts to revive Detroit

      Fresh strategies to breathe life into my hometown give hope where past attempts have failed

      Can post-pandemic stimulus plans undo the now infamous images of Detroit as a ruined city and address the inequality?
    • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
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      The Disney Park Indicator continues to lag

      The House of Mouse’s parks business still has a pandemic problem.

    • Thursday, 12 August, 2021
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      Boosting brain health is key to a thriving economy

      The jobs of the future will value different skills than those of the past

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    • Monday, 5 July, 2021
      Ruchir Sharma
      This is as good as it gets for the US economy

      America has already been through a renaissance — it is unlikely to be reborn again

      Booms are often killed by complacency, which grips the US now
    • Tuesday, 8 June, 2021
      US employment
      Holy JOLTS!

      Job openings hit record high in the US.

    • Thursday, 3 June, 2021
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      New reports show stronger US labour market

      Unemployment claims fall to pandemic-era low as payrolls jump

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    • Sunday, 30 May, 2021
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    • Thursday, 20 May, 2021
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      What is Bidenomics? Premium content

      The US administration is giving supply-side policy a radical makeover

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    • Tuesday, 18 May, 2021
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      US retailers boost forecasts as customers go on shopping spree

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    • Sunday, 2 May, 2021
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      Largest economies forecast to regain pre-Covid levels by end of year

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    • Thursday, 11 March, 2021
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      How Biden walked a political tightrope to pass Covid package

      With no hope of Republican support, president had to avoid any Democratic defections

    • Tuesday, 9 March, 2021
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      Biden stimulus will boost global recovery from Covid, says OECD

      US spending package forecast to add 1 percentage point to world’s economic growth this year

      The Biden stimulus plan is ‘trying to kickstart a new episode where you have higher growth and you move away from too-low inflation’, the OECD said
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      Family-run department chain sets out strategy for growing its way out of pandemic turmoil

    • Monday, 25 January, 2021
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      Biden signals willingness to compromise on $1.9tn stimulus

      President says he is open to lowering income threshold for $1,400 government cheques

    • Monday, 7 December, 2020
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      There is concern among progressives that a Biden administration could end up being a repeat of the Obama years

    • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
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      Why Joe Biden must go big Premium content

      The whole US — and the world — needs a New Deal-style programme from the new president

    • Sunday, 4 October, 2020
      Rana Foroohar
      Covid recovery will stem from digital business

      The pandemic has changed the nature of US business and the economy

    • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
      US economy
      Economists warn of US ‘wasteland’ without stimulus deal

      Hopes fade for $1tn or more in government aid for workers, businesses and local governments

    • Friday, 31 July, 2020
      US politics & policy
      White House and Republicans at odds over business virus liability

      US stimulus deal remains elusive with health lawsuit concerns proving a big stumbling block

    • Friday, 3 July, 2020
      Oil & Gas industry
      US energy industry loses jobs while other sectors gain

      Political swing states hardest hit as oil and gas employment continues to fall

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