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Tourism-driven economies like Las Vegas’ are feeling pinched by Trump’s border and trade policies.
TSA agents and air traffic controllers have shown they can influence how long a shutdown lasts by not showing up to work in the past.
Las Vegas is grappling with declining tourism and high unemployment. What can that tell us about the broader economy?
A new WTO global trade forecast for next year has been slashed as a result of the president’s trade policy.
Tariffs have raised the prices that tea shop owner Rachel Rozner pays. She’s now passing some of those costs on to customers.
Trump bailed farmers out during his last trade war. What lessons can we glean from that moment?
“Premium payments will increase by 114% if Congress does not extend the enhanced premium tax credits,” warned KFF’s Cynthia Cox.
Also on today’s program: How much similarity can we draw between the current hype around AI and the dot-com bubble?
Later this week, the Federal Open Market Committee will release the minutes of its most recent meeting.
Some 100,000 federal workers disappeared from payrolls last week, and the White House is threatening more layoffs, but markets keep humming along. Why?
