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Is the Global Economic Order Starting to Crack?
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (816+ words) By Machi Block "|" Thursday, 19 February 2026 02:04 PM EST The drumbeat of warnings has only grown louder as United States debt surpassed $38 trillion. Right now, interest payments are consuming more federal spending than ever before in modern history. As borrowing expands faster…...
US Trade Deficit Widens 32.6% to $70.3 Billion
6+ hour, 18+ min ago (414+ words) Thursday, 19 February 2026 09:53 AM EST The U.S. trade deficit widened sharply in December amid a surge in imports, and the goods shortfall in 2025 was the highest on record despite President Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign manufactured merchandise. The trade gap ballooned 32.6% to…...
Unemployment Claims Fall to 206K as Layoffs Remain Low
7+ hour, 17+ min ago (157+ words) MATT OTT Thursday, 19 February 2026 08:54 AM EST U.S. applications for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remain at historically low levels. The number of Americans filing for jobless aid for the week ending Feb. 14 fell by 23,000 to 206,000 from the previous week,…...
Argentina's Milei Heads to the US Again, Balancing Trump Ties with Growing China Trade
23+ hour, 10+ min ago (698+ words) CLARA PREVE Wednesday, 18 February 2026 06:02 PM EST The visits come as Trump seeks to bolster alliances to counter Chinese influence in Latin America, and as Milei " whose country counts China as its top trading partner " walks a careful diplomatic line, reshaping…...
Stocks End Higher, Lifted by Nvidia & AI Shares
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (429+ words) Noel Randewich Wednesday, 18 February 2026 04:07 PM EST The S&P 500 ended higher Wednesday, lifted by gains in Nvidia, Amazon and other technology-related heavyweights following recent jitters about artificial intelligence. Nvidia climbed after the world's most valuable company said it had signed…...
Fed Minutes: Lower Inflation Needed to Support Rate Cuts
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (238+ words) CHRISTOPHER RUGABER Wednesday, 18 February 2026 02:30 PM EST Many Federal Reserve officials want to see inflation fall further before they would support additional interest rate cuts this year, particularly if the job market continues to stabilize, minutes of last month's meeting show....
Hassett Slams N.Y. Fed Tariff Study as 'Worst I've Ever Seen"
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (427+ words) By Jim Mishler "|" Wednesday, 18 February 2026 11:59 AM EST White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett criticized a New York Federal Reserve paper that said U.S. companies and consumers bear a heavy burden from President Donald Trump's tariffs. In a CNBC interview Wednesday, Hassett…...
Jobs Up, Inflation Down: Trump's Policies Are Working
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (775+ words) Recent economic reports are painting a promising picture, showing a rise in new job creation across the country. Remarkably, as inflation, once stubbornly hovering above 2.5%, drops below that threshold, it's evident that President Trump's policies are starting to bear fruit....
Core Capital Goods Orders, Shipments Increase Solidly
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (243+ words) Wednesday, 18 February 2026 08:48 AM EST New orders for key U.S.-manufactured capital goods increased more than expected in December and shipments of these products surged, cementing economists' expectations that business spending on equipment remained solid in the fourth quarter. Non-defense capital goods…...
Price Pain Returns — No Relief in Sight
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (561+ words) By Newsmax Wires "|" Tuesday, 17 February 2026 12:45 PM EST December inflation may have come in at an encouraging 2.4%, but that doesn't mean the inflation pain is over. After months of holding the line " and even discounting to lure holiday shoppers " companies are…...