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Bill Pan
Egg Smuggling on the Rise as Bird Flu Mitigation Pushes Prices to New Highs
More than 90 people were caught trying to bring in eggs from Mexico, border officials at El Paso said.
Feb 22, 2025
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Bill Pan
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US News
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Tom Ozimek
Buffett Offers Advice to Trump on Government Spending After Paying $26.8 Billion in Tax
Warren Buffett urged the administration to manage debt wisely and spend Berkshire’s record-breaking $26.8 billion tax payment responsibly.
Feb 22, 2025
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Tom Ozimek
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Inflation
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Tom Ozimek
Inflation Expectations Jump to 30-Year High, Consumer Confidence Falls
Americans grew more pessimistic in February as inflation fears surged and economic confidence weakened.
Feb 21, 2025
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Tom Ozimek
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Feb 21
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US-China Relations
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Dorothy Li
US Treasury Chief Raises Serious Concerns in Call With China
Scott Bessent described Beijing as the most ‘unbalanced economy in the history of the world’ ahead of the exchange with He Lifeng, China’s economic czar.
Feb 21, 2025
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Dorothy Li
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Feb 21
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Business & Markets
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Andrew Moran
US Existing-Home Sales Drop Amid High Mortgage Rates, Prices: NAR
‘Housing affordability remains a challenge,’ says the chief economist at the National Association of Realtors.
Feb 21, 2025
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Andrew Moran
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Feb 21
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Executive Branch
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Jack Phillips
Trump’s New Commerce Secretary Confirms Plans to Abolish the IRS
Trump’s ultimate ‘goal is to abolish the Internal Revenue Service’ and use tariffs, Howard Lutnick says.
Feb 21, 2025
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Jack Phillips
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Feb 21
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UK News
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PA Media
Government Posts Record Borrowing Surplus in January Amid Rise in Tax Receipts
The £15.4 billion surplus is more than the figure seen a year ago and is the largest since monthly records began in 1993.
Feb 21, 2025
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Feb 21
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Companies
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Panos Mourdoukoutas
Restaurant Chains Shake Off Spending Fears, Report Strong Sales
Wall Street had a mixed reaction.
Feb 20, 2025
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Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Feb 20
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Economy
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Naveen Athrappully
US CEO Confidence Increases Sharply From Cautious Optimism to Confident Optimism
The share of executives expecting to boost investment plans saw a ‘notable increase.’
Feb 20, 2025
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Naveen Athrappully
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Feb 20
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Economy
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Chase Smith
Fed’s Bostic: Uncertainty Calls for Caution but Economy Is ‘Broadly Healthy’
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic warns of economic uncertainty and labor market cooling in latest quarterly message.
Feb 20, 2025
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Chase Smith
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Feb 20
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Executive Branch
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Jacob Burg
Miller: ‘DOGE Dividend’ Checks to Be Legislated Through Reconciliation Bill
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he loved the idea of sending DOGE savings back to American taxpayers in the form of checks.
Feb 20, 2025
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Jacob Burg
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Feb 20
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UK News
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Evgenia Filimianova
British Pubs Struggle Amid Rising Costs and Changing Demand
Independent pub owners report growing pressure to stay ’very busy every single day' just to stay afloat.
Feb 20, 2025
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Evgenia Filimianova
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Feb 20
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UK News
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PA Media
Ofgem Reveals ‘Low or No Standing Charge’ Energy Tariff Plan to Help Cut Bills
Standing charges are applied daily, regardless of how much energy the customer uses, and many campaigners say they affect vulnerable customers more.
Feb 20, 2025
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Feb 20
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Queensland Credit Rating Outlook Downgraded to Negative
The Liberal-National government warned the cost of borrowing would be higher.
Feb 19, 2025
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Monica O’Shea
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Feb 19
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Economy
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Louis Navellier
Earnings Season Is Rewarding Many of the Leading Stocks
Overall, the stock market does not mind all the political drama now underway.
Feb 19, 2025
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Louis Navellier
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Feb 19
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Economic Policies
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Naveen Athrappully
Pausing Interest Rate Cuts Is Appropriate Given Inflation Concerns: Fed Governor
The governor does not expect President Donald Trump’s tariffs to significantly affect inflation.
Feb 19, 2025
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Naveen Athrappully
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Feb 19
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UK News
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PA Media
UK Inflation Jumps to 10-month High of 3 Percent
Plane fares, rising food costs, and a sharp jump in private school fees helped push inflation higher.
Feb 19, 2025
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Feb 19
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US News
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Naveen Athrappully
US New Vehicle Affordability at Highest Level in 41 Months
Sales of new vehicles is forecast to rise to 16.3 million units this year.
Feb 18, 2025
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Naveen Athrappully
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Feb 18
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Personal Finance
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Mary Prenon
IRS Expands Free Tax-Filing Options to 70 Percent of US Taxpayers
A new report shows that the free service remains underused, with less than 1.9 percent of those who qualify taking advantage of the program.
Feb 18, 2025
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Mary Prenon
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Feb 18
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UK News
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PA Media
Pay Growth Picks up Pace Again Despite Jobs Market Worries
The Office for National Statistics said average regular pay surged to 5.9 percent in the three months to December.
Feb 18, 2025
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Feb 18
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