Economy
Big Tech earnings test record stock market rally as AI spending takes center stage
Market watchers looking for clarity about the direction of Big Tech and the AI investment boom didn’t get much Wednesday...
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What falling wage growth says about where the U.S. economy is heading
Americans are getting smaller pay raises while tariffs and higher gas prices are threatening to make everything more expensive. Subscribe...
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Is America on the cusp of a farm crisis?
Fourth-generation Iowa farmer Mark Mueller is no stranger to the ups and downs of the agriculture industry. But right now,...
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U.S. oil has its biggest one-day price increase in six years, driving the cost of gas even higher
Oil prices surged Thursday, threatening to further drive up the price of gas as hopes for a near-term resolution to...
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U.S. added 178,000 jobs in March, reflecting resilient labor market just as Iran war escalated
The United States added 178,000 jobs in March, blowing past expectations and showing a resilient labor market just as the...
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Savannah Guthrie returns to ‘TODAY’ amid search for mother: ‘It’s good to be home’
Savannah Guthrie returned to the “TODAY” anchor desk Monday, more than two months after her mother disappeared. Subscribe to read...
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Stocks have their worst quarter since 2022, raising doubts about Trump’s economic playbook
Stocks surged Tuesday, with the S&P 500 closing up 2.9% while the Nasdaq rose 3.8% and the Dow gained 1,125...
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Hershey to resume using chocolate in most products; Reese’s grandson may taste sweet victory
The grandson of the inventor of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, who has publicly criticized The Hershey Company for tinkering...
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Republican leaders announce two-track plan to end the DHS shutdown
WASHINGTON — House and Senate Republican leaders jointly announced a plan Wednesday that they said would end the shutdown of the...
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Trump says his ‘preference’ would be to ‘take the oil in Iran’
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he would like to “take the oil in Iran” and is considering seizing the...
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