Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dockworkers and ports must strike a contract by the same date.
Cars have long been a key component of the American economy, and the current state of the auto market reflects a series of contradictions: While sales of new and used cars are climbing, loan delinquencies and repossessions have also risen from their mid-pandemic lows.
Election spending lifts some parts of the economy, keeping local newsrooms afloat and creating temporary jobs that support a politician’s campaign. But all those billions don’t add up to a noticeable impact on the U.S. economy overall, experts told us.
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Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dockworkers and ports must strike a contract by the same date.
From behind a shielded podium, Trump took the stage at the Aero Center at the Wilmington International Airport around 2:30 p.m. and spoke for about an hour. The crowd of thousands chanted his name with a warm welcome and he accepted with promises of economic flourishment if elected.
Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign blasted Donald Trump for criticizing the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut in four years, keeping the focus on jockeying over the economy before the presidential election in November.
After another tumultuous weekend in the presidential campaign, Americans are still largely focused on their finances, new surveys show. That could give an edge to Vice President Kamala Harris.
Vice President Kamala Harris sits atop the Democratic ticket, and she is taking a different tack when approaching Latino voters: hammering a middle-class message on the economy, while speaking about immigration only sparingly.
The Big Take DC podcast explores what a Harris presidency could mean for everything from domestic taxes to global trade.