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How low can it go?
Feb 18, 2025

How low can it go?

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"It" being U.S. unemployment, which sat at 4% in January. Plus, the business of Twitch streamers and how tariffs might impact inflation.

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Trade War 2.0

How will tariffs affect inflation?

by Kristin Schwab
Feb 18, 2025
Taxes on goods the U.S. imports will affect what consumers pay, but will we see one-time price hikes or a more persistent form of inflation?
Many observers are considering how the Federal Reserve will respond to taxes on goods the U.S. imports, which could push up consumer prices.
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How low can unemployment go?

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 18, 2025
Unemployment was at 4.0% in January 2025. Since WWII, it's never gone lower than 2.5% — which it reached for two months, in 1953.
U.S. unemployment reached its lowest level in 1953. Is it possible to reach that low again?
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"Stream Big" looks at the challenges of making it as a Twitch streamer

by Nathan Grayson
Feb 18, 2025
Many Twitch streamers with a following fear their fans will move on with little warning, says author Nathan Grayson.
Twitch streamers at their screens during a charity event. The Amazon property attracts many fans but generates no profit.
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Samsung bought back $2 billion of its own shares. Now it's canceling them entirely.

by Caleigh Wells
Feb 18, 2025
It's a way for companies to boost the value of their shares.
Samsung announced it would cancel $2 billion of its own shares after buying them back.
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This program helped Afghan women learn to drive. Then Trump cut refugee resettlement.

by Elizabeth Trovall
Feb 18, 2025
Organizations that help newcomers have started to cut programs and lay off staff due to the loss of funding.
A program aimed at teaching refugees to drive, at no charge and in their own language, has been suspended. It helped about 550 people, according to YMCA International Services in Houston.
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