Politics
Amazon Responds To Ocasio-Cortez's Claim That It Pays Workers 'starvation Wages'
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Amazon reacted to Ocasio-Cortez's claim it pays warehouse workers "starvation wages" in a tweet saying it pays $15 an ho... Read more
Peter Morici: Why The Fed Should Ditch Its 2% Inflation Target
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Spending, not inflation, drives growth and prosperity, writes Peter Morici. Read more
FA Center: Why U.S. Stocks Will Likely Weather The Negative Effects Of A Strong Dollar
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Downside for U.S. corporate earnings from China, Mexico trade war should be minimal, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more
Don't Expect A China Deal At G-20, Former Trump Trade Advisor Says
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"There won't be a deal at the G-20," Clete Willems tells Kayla Tausche at CNBC's Capital Exchange event in Washington. Read more
'Tariff Man' Trump Heads To Iowa, A State Scarred By His Trade War Ahead Of 2020
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Trump's trip to Iowa shows an effort to contain the damage from tariffs ahead of the 2020 election — especially as Dem... Read more
Trump Says 'devalued' Currencies Put US At A Disadvantage And The Fed Doesn't Have A 'clue'
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President Donald Trump says the U.S. dollar is at a disadvantage compared with other currencies as central banks keep ra... Read more
Commerce Secretary Predicts A Trump-China Trade Deal — 'even Shooting Wars End In Negotiations'
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Wilbur Ross warns that trade deals are not made at summits, saying any G-20 talks between Trump and Xi would only lay th... Read more
That Big 'Trump Bump' In Manufacturing Is Pretty Much Gone Now
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Manufacturing had been a big winner during the Trump administration, but the surge appears to have stalled and tariffs c... Read more
Severe Internet Outages Reported In Sudan Amid Deepening Political Crisis
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Citizens in Sudan have been plunged into an internet blackout as increasingly concerning reports of paramilitary attack... Read more
Market Snapshot: Dow Logs 6-day Winning Streak As U.S.-Mexico Trade Tensions Recede
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U.S. stocks close higher Monday, with the Dow gaining for the sixth session in a row, as investors continued to snap up ... Read more
Trump: If President Xi Does Not Attend G-20, More China Tariffs Will Go Into Effect Immediately
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The president previously threatened to put levies on another $300 billion in Chinese goods if a trade agreement is not r... Read more
Trump Says President Xi Runs China's Central Bank: 'He Can Do Whatever He Wants'
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President Trump criticizes the Fed for raising interest rates too quickly and giving the Chinese an upper hand in trade ... Read more
Trump: The Mexico Trade Deal Took Just Two Days Because Of My Tariff Threat
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Trump tells CNBC the immigration deal came together in just two days because Mexico's leaders knew the alternative would... Read more
President Trump To CNBC: China Is Going To Make A Deal Because 'they're Going To Have To'
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Trump's remarks to CNBC follow his tweets touting the deal with Mexico that kept the U.S. from slapping tariffs on Mexic... Read more
Chamber Of Commerce Blasts Trump On Tariffs — And Then The President Calls CNBC To Fight Back
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The president's tariff strategy "creates uncertainty with our trading partners," says a top official at the world's larg... Read more
Mark Hulbert: This Social Security Proposal Could Be Something To Get Excited About
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A cost-benefit analysis of the Social Security 2100 Act Read more
Economic Preview: Time To Panic On Economy? No, But Ongoing Trade Wars Give A Taste Of Unpleasant Future
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The economy looked like it was perking up a few months ago, but now gray clouds are moving in. Is it time to panic? ... Read more
Economists: The Fed 'isn't Enough' To Offset Damage Of Tariff Skirmishes With China And Mexico
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"It would take a dramatic easing of monetary policy for them to fully offset these kinds of effects," one economist said... Read more
Market Extra: Why The Jobs Report Could Give The Junk-bond Market A Second Wind
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The U.S. junk bond market is making significant gains this week amid surging expectations that the Federal Reserve will ... Read more
Market Snapshot: Dow Logs Longest Win Streak Since March Amid Report Of Delayed Mexican Tariffs
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U.S. stocks close solidly higher, after a report that Mexico tariffs could be delayed. Read more
