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‘Just The Beginning Of Enormous Growth': White House Heralds Strong Jobs Report
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (437+ words) By Morgan Sweeney | The Center Square (Worthy News) " The White House is heralding a better-than-expected jobs report as one of the first signs of what it says will be a "record successful year" in 2026, after a year of stalled jobs…...
Report: U.S. Added Nearly $700 Billion To National Debt In Four Months
1+ week, 2+ day ago (348+ words) By Th'r'se Boudreaux | The Center Square (Worthy News) " The U.S. government added $696 billion to the national debt over the past four months, borrowing $94 billion in the month of January alone, the Congressional Budget Office reports. The number further heightens the risk…...
Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady In First Meeting Of 2026
3+ week, 4+ hour ago (181+ words) By Andrew Rice | The Center Square (Worthy News) " The Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady in its first meeting of 2026, as economists expected. Federal Reserve officials kept lending rates between 3.5-3.75% after issuing three cuts last year. In a statement, officials…...
US Dollar Under Pressure As Geopolitical Risks Mount Over Greenland, Ukraine And Policy Uncertainty
3+ week, 1+ day ago (713+ words) NEW YORK/LONDON/BUDAPEST (Worthy News) " The U.S. dollar is coming under pressure in the early weeks of 2026 as investors reassess long-held assumptions about the stability of the world's dominant currency amid rising geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty, financial markets and…...
Gold Hits Record High As Trump Says Europe ‘Not Heading In Right Direction’
4+ week, 12+ hour ago (556+ words) DAVOS, SWITZERLAND (Worthy News) " Gold prices surged to a record high on Wednesday as investors sought safety the deepest crisis in the transatlantic alliance in decades with U.S. President Donald J. Trump saying Europe "is not heading in the right direction." The…...
Trump Touts Steady Inflation As New CPI Data Shows Prices Cooling
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (233+ words) (Worthy News) " President Donald Trump highlighted new government data Tuesday showing inflation remained steady in December, calling the figures "great (LOW!) inflation numbers for the USA." According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.3 percent from…...
Bipartisan Bill To Cap Annual Deficits At 3% Could Curb Debt Growth
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) By Brett Rowland | The Center Square (Worthy News) " Lawmakers introduced a bipartisan proposal to cap annual deficits at 3% of GDP, but this resolution would still permit spending beyond annual revenue. The measure sets a fiscal target of reducing the deficit…...
Bulgaria Adopts Euro Amid Celebration And Public Concern
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (541+ words) SOFIA (Worthy News) " Bulgaria has formally consigned its longtime national currency, the lev, to history after entering the euro zone on New Year's Day, becoming the 21st member of the single-currency bloc despite lingering concerns among citizens that the move could…...
U.S. Economy Roars Ahead With 4.3% Growth, Defying Inflation And Labor Headwinds
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (187+ words) (Worthy News) " The U.S. economy grew at a robust 4.3% annual rate in the third quarter, marking its fastest expansion in two years, according to new data released Tuesday by the U.S. Commerce Department. Gross domestic product surged well above economists" expectations of…...
Watchdog Warns Of National Debt Interest Payments Hitting $1 Trillion
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (592+ words) By Th'r'se Boudreaux | The Center Square (Worthy News) " Budget watchdogs are sounding the alarm as the U.S. hit an unfortunate fiscal milestone in fiscal year 2025: government spending on debt interest payments alone topped $1 trillion this year. The federal government added roughly…...