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US Consumer Confidence Improves in May, Tariffs Anxiety Lingers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence improved in May after deteriorating for five straight months amid a truce in the trade...
A woman carries shopping bags in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., February 25, 2025. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo

US Consumer Confidence Improves in May, Tariffs Anxiety Lingers

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer confidence improved in May after deteriorating for five straight months amid a truce in the trade...

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Trump Re-Escalates Trade Threats, Takes Aim at European Union, Apple

(Reuters) – President Donald Trump threatened once again on Friday to intensify his trade war, recommending a 50% tariff on European U...

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Stop Making Cents: US Mint Moves Forward With Plans to Kill the Penny

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says making cents doesn’t make sense anymore. The U.S. Mint has made its final order of penny bl...

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Gavin Newsom’s Off-the-Mark Budget Numbers Undermine His Credibility Again

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s revised state budget assume...

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Average Rate on a US 30-Year Mortgage Rises to 6.86%, Its Highest Level Since Mid-February

The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. climbed this week to its highest level since mid-February, a setback for home shoppers th...

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Stocks Drift as Worries About the US Government’s Soaring Debt Continue to Weigh

NEW YORK — Stocks are drifting on Wall Street Thursday following a rocky week so far because of worries coming out of the bond market about ...

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Wall Street Stocks Slip as Treasury Yields Rise on Worries About Trump Tax Cuts

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday as Treasury yields rose and investors digested prospects that passage of U.S. Presi...

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Newsom’s Budget Cuts Anger Allies and Leave the State’s Chronic Deficit Unresolved

This commentary was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budge...

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Fresno Families Can’t Sell Their Gold Fast Enough: Jewelers

Gold’s record prices have Fresno County families digging through their drawers and cashing in, local jewelers tell GV Wire. Stephanie ...

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Wall Street Drops, Treasury Yields Rise After Moody’s Downgrade

(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes slipped on Monday, with technology stocks falling as Treasury yields spiked after Moody&#...

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Trump Administration Moves to Cut All Remaining Federal Contracts With Harvard

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US Consumer Confidence Improves in May, Tariffs Anxiety Lingers

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