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Economy
Health care tops list of voters' economic worries
Feb 22, 2024
While inflation is moderating, some health-related costs are still climbing.
In Taiwan's election, young voters focus on inflation, wages and war
by
Jennifer Pak
Jan 12, 2024
The U.S. and China loom large over Taiwan's presidential and legislative elections on Jan. 13, but so do domestic bread-and-butter issues.
2024 economic forecasts bring optimism and uncertainty
Jan 3, 2024
Fairly low unemployment, gradually slowing inflation and continued economic growth are all positive signals. But there are risks too.
Why Germany’s economic backbone is saying “auf wiedersehen”
Dec 19, 2023
Germany is facing a budget crisis amid rising energy costs, urgent calls for immigration reform and more pressing issues.
Contractors are busy building single-family homes. That's good news on a lot of fronts.
by
Justin Ho
Nov 24, 2023
Construction supports businesses throughout the supply chain and keeps the national housing deficit from growing.
Could vertical farms help fill unwanted office space?
by
Maya Hoff
Nov 22, 2023
Vertical farms “can take the spaces that are hard to rent,” explains real estate developer Brian Friedman.
Durable goods orders have been rising. That's great news for the economy.
by
Justin Ho
Nov 22, 2023
Businesses don't buy 'em unless they think they need 'em.
For public good, not for profit.
As a recession fails to materialize, some economists are changing their tune
by
Justin Ho
Nov 21, 2023
The Index of Leading Economic Indicators has been pointing to a slowdown for 19 months. It hasn't materialized.
Why are long-term bond yields so high? Even Jerome Powell wants to know
by
Justin Ho
Nov 10, 2023
Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell said that we “don’t really know” why long-term bond yields have been going up.
The latest push for a national retirement savings system
by
David Brancaccio
, Chris Farrell
and Alex Schroeder
Nov 8, 2023
A new bill follows up on recent bipartisan legislation to expand access to retirement savings.