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How much should a trillionaire owe in taxes?
1+ hour, 30+ min ago (19+ words) The Washington Post How much should a trillionaire owe in taxes?...
Come fund our government" isn"t likely to succeed as a tourism slogan
9+ hour, 33+ min ago (57+ words) The Washington Post If tourism is expected to replace property taxes, South Dakotans deserve to know exactly how. Some states treat visitors like guests. Others treat them like customers. A proposal before South Dakota would create a third category: visitors…...
US jobless claims dip modestly to 215, 000 last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (79+ words) The Washington Post WASHINGTON " The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits dipped slightly last week as layoffs in the U. S. remain historically low. U. S. applications for jobless aid in the week ending July 4 ticked down by 2, 000 to 215, 000, the Labor Department reported…...
Andreessen, Chetty among leaders of Fed's new task forces evaluating operations
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (54+ words) The Washington Post WASHINGTON " Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, economist Raj Chetty and former Bank of England governor Mervyn King are among a slate of names released by the Federal Reserve Thursday that will help develop recommended changes to the central…...
Fed chief taps Trump ally Marc Andreessen to advise on how AI reshapes work
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (79+ words) The Washington Post The billionaire investor will help shape how the Federal Reserve assesses a technology his firm has bet heavily on. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has enlisted Marc Andreessen " the venture capitalist, adviser to President Donald Trump and…...
Pepsi Co says economic concerns weighed on customers in North American during recent quarter
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (95+ words) Pepsi Co says economic concerns weighed on North American consumers in the second quarter The Washington Post NEW YORK " Pepsi Co reported stronger than expected revenue in the second quarter despite weaker demand in North America, where it said consumers…...
Opinion | The Fed is staying quiet. And that's a good thing.
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (104+ words) The Washington Post Kevin Warsh is right to end the Fed's unsuccessful experiment with forward guidance. Benn Steil is the director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and the author of "The World That Wasn't: Henry Wallace…...
Opinion | The other threat to Fed independence
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (81+ words) The Washington Post Stephen Miran was on the Board of Governors while taking a leave of absence from the White House. Federal Reserve governors still cannot be fired at will by the president. A close Supreme Court case last week…...
The other affordability crisis
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (27+ words) The Washington Post The Hill is a nonpartisan publication reporting on the inner workings of government and the nexus of politics and business....
Black unemployment rises while White unemployment stays stable
1+ week, 1+ day ago (96+ words) The Washington Post The gap between the two has gone up since Trump took office last year. In the first half of the year, Black unemployment continued to rise while White employment remained stable, according to a Washington Post analysis…...