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Union City: a town waiting on Trump's promises

Jan 18, 2017
Voters in this small Pennsylvania community have hope, but need jobs.
Union City, Pennsylvania, once the "chair capital of the world," now searches for a new identity.
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Weekly Wrap: Wages and the economic threat of Russian hacking

Jan 6, 2017
Marketplace host Lizzie O'Leary talks with Nela Richardson of Redfin and Leigh Gallagher of Fortune for the Weekly Wrap.

Economists predict uptick in economic growth for 2017

Dec 22, 2016
There's been market strength since the presidential election.
A trader at the Chicago Board Options Exchange.
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Trump reportedly working on $20 million settlement for Trump University lawsuit

Nov 18, 2016
The president-elect’s lawyers are in talks to settle in the case of fraud allegation, according to The Wall Street Journal.
A city of Chicago flag flies in front of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in the city's business district Aug. 18, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Encryption apps see growth after election

Nov 16, 2016
Signal, which features end-to-end encryption, has seen 400 percent growth since the election.
Signal uses end-to-end encryption so that no one can read your messages.
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In Alabama, two voters reflect on the election

Nov 15, 2016
They chose Trump for economic reasons.
Mark Pearson has worked two jobs for the last 22 years. The Alabama resident supported Donald Trump in the election, in hopes he will ease the pinch small business owners feel and make health care less expensive.
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What you told us a Trump economy should look like

Nov 9, 2016
We asked people around the country what Donald Trump's presidential win means for them.
 
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7-Eleven invites customers to 'Cast their Cups'

Nov 4, 2016
Once again, people are wearing their political affiliations on their coffee sleeves. For the past five election cycles, 7-Eleven has offered its “7-Election: coffee promotion, where customers can buy a red “Republican” or blue “Democrat” coffee cup to show support for their political party and election candidate. Throughout the promotion, which began on Aug. 31 […]
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US economy adds 161,000 jobs in October

Nov 4, 2016
Some say that gains in the report were "solid," while others have called them "modest."
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Tracking market reaction to the 2016 election

Oct 24, 2016
How did markets respond during the first presidential debate?
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (L) and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton wait to begin the first US Presidential Debate at Hofstra University September 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York.
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