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Breitbart Business Digest: The Economy Is Growing Faster Than Anyone Expected
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (676+ words) The Trump Boom Is Here Welcome back to Friday! This is the Breitbart Business Digest Weekly Wrap, where bring you seven days of data and insight about the economy in a single newsletter. Think of it like the top of…...
Bessent Says Trump Tariffs And Tax Cuts Powered a ‘Historic Turnaround’
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (1418+ words) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent delivered an expansive vindication of the Trump administration's economic record on Wednesday, arguing that a combination of tariffs, tax cuts, and deregulation had produced what he called a "historic turnaround" after years of malaise under President…...
Trump Boom: U.S. Productivity Surges as Businesses Shift from Cheap Labor to Investment
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (861+ words) U.S. labor productivity accelerated sharply in the third quarter of 2025, rising at a 4.9 percent annual rate as workers contributed more output per hour worked, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday. The data indicate a fundamental shift in corporate behavior. Businesses…...
Slightly more Americans file for jobless benefits in the last week of 2025, but layoffs remain low
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (416+ words) U.S. filings for unemployment benefits rose in the last week of 2025 but remain historically low, despite signs that the labor market is weakening The number of Americans filing for jobless claims for the week ending Jan. 3 rose by 8,000 to 208,000, up from…...
Slump in Key Gauge of Factory Activity Points to Better Times Ahead
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (242+ words) U.S. manufacturing activity contracted for the tenth consecutive month in December, but the details of the report suggest production could strengthen in the months ahead. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index fell to 49.3 from 48.4 in November, remaining below the 50 threshold…...
Japan’s Economy Slips to Fifth Place, Behind India
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (327+ words) The International Monetary Fund (IMF) offered a dismaying projection for Japan's economy on Friday, projecting mediocre growth in the first half of 2026 that will cause Japan's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to fall behind India's. Japan experienced its first negative growth…...
Bulgaria Becomes Latest to Join Euro Currency Union Despite Public Opposition
1+ week, 2+ day ago (859+ words) Membership is expected to promote cross-border trade and investment, and the Bulgarian government pressed for years to get in. Yet polls show the changeover is taking place against a background of widespread skepticism among ordinary people. Here are things to…...
Labor Department says fewer new jobless claims for 3rd straight week
1+ week, 2+ day ago (362+ words) Dec. 31 (UPI) " The nation's new jobless claims exceeded expectations with fewer than 200,000 reported for the week ending on Saturday, marking the third straight week that new jobless claims fell. The number of new jobless claims fell by about 16,000 and posted…...
Asian shares trade mixed with some exchanges closed ahead of the New Year
1+ week, 3+ day ago (604+ words) Major Asian stock markets, including Tokyo and Seoul, are closed for the yearend and New Year's holidays, while trading was mixed in those bourses that remained open In China, the Hang Seng index dipped 0.5% in early trading to 25,715.16, while the…...
Poll: Americans feeling pinch of holiday spending as prices rise
2+ week, 2+ day ago (626+ words) Dec. 24 (UPI) " Americans are not in a jolly mood when it comes to spending for the holidays, with a majority saying it's been difficult to afford things, according to a CBS News/YouGov survey released Wednesday. The nationally representative sample…...