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Foreign investment pledges to US face skepticism in study | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ hour, 17+ min ago (662+ words) WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump has strong-armed many of America's biggest trading partners into pledging trillions of dollars of investment in the United States. But a study out Tuesday raises doubts about whether the money will actually materialize and questions how…...
Filings for unemployment benefits drop | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ week, 5+ day ago (477+ words) WASHINGTON -- Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week as U.S. layoffs remain low despite growing concern about a weakening job market. U.S. filings for unemployment aid for the week ending Jan. 10 fell by 9,000 to 198,000, down from 207,000 the previous week, the Labor…...
China’s trade surplus hits record | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
1+ week, 6+ day ago (705+ words) HONG KONG -- China's trade surplus surged to a record of almost $1.2 trillion in 2025, the government said Wednesday, as exports to other countries made up for slowing shipments to the U.S. under President Donald Trump's onslaught of higher tariffs. China's exports rose…...
Inflation showed signs of cooling last month | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ week, 55+ min ago (1017+ words) WASHINGTON -- Inflation cooled a bit last month as prices for gas and used cars fell, a sign that stubbornly elevated cost pressures are slowly easing. Consumer prices rose 0.3% in December from the prior month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the…...
United States records $144.7 billion deficit in December
2+ week, 10+ hour ago (48+ words) United States records $144.7 billion deficit in December'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Alex Thomas has served as the Washington Correspondent for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since November 2022. He also produces "Arkies in the Beltway," a weekly podcast covering national politics and the Arkansans involved…...
Federal Reserve chair: Justice Department threatening criminal indictment of central bank | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ week, 2+ day ago (821+ words) WASHINGTON " Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Sunday the Department of Justice has served the central bank with subpoenas and threatened it with a criminal indictment over his testimony this summer about the Fed's building renovations. The subpoenas relate to…...
Sluggish month caps weak job gains for ’25 | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1326+ words) WASHINGTON -- Sluggish December hiring concluded a year of weak employment gains that have frustrated job seekers even though layoffs and unemployment remained low. Employers added just 50,000 jobs last month, nearly unchanged from a downward revised figure of 56,000 in November, the…...
St. Louis Fed appoints three to Little Rock board
2+ week, 4+ day ago (33+ words) The new appointees are Michael Barr, a Fort Smith resident and president of Harry G. Barr/WeatherBarr Windows & Doors, who was appointed to a three-year term; and Riceland Foods Chief Executive ......
Markets end year on downbeat finish
3+ week, 6+ day ago (9+ words) Markets end year on downbeat finish'The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette...
Stocks slip as investors close out positions for 2025
4+ week, 2+ hour ago (12+ words) Stocks slip as investors close out positions for 2025The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette...