Economic News
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Trudeau says Americans are realizing Trump's tariffs on Canada would make life a lot more expensive
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Americans are realizing that "tariffs on everything from Canada would make life a lot more expensive" and says he would retaliate if Donald Trump imposes them
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Boeing lays off hundreds in Washington and California as part of cuts announced previously
Boeing has laid off hundreds of additional employees in Washington state and California as part of planned cuts that will eventually reduce the company’s workforce by about 17,000
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Missouri companies sue to stop a law that raises minimum wage and requires paid sick leave
Missouri business groups have filed a lawsuit to try to stop a voter-approved law that will raise the state’s minimum wage and require employers to give workers paid sick leave
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Chinese leaders pledge 'moderately loose' monetary policy, more support for slowing economy
China's top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing economy
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Trump says he can't guarantee tariffs won't raise US prices and won't rule out revenge prosecutions
Donald Trump says he can’t guarantee his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers
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Europe's economy needs help. Political chaos in France and Germany means it may be slower in coming
Europe's economy has enough difficulties, from tepid growth to trade tensions with the U.S. Dealing with those woes is only getting harder due to the political chaos in the two biggest European countries, France and Germany
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Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report
U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation
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US added a strong 227,000 jobs in November in bounce-back from October slowdown
America’s job market rebounded in November, adding 227,000 workers in a solid recovery from the previous month, when the effects of strikes and hurricanes had sharply diminished employers’ payrolls
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Trump names former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be ambassador to China
President-elect Donald Trump is naming former Sen. David Perdue of Georgia to be his ambassador to China
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EU chief in Uruguay for final talks on a huge trade deal with the South American Mercosur bloc
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Uruguay for the final stages in years-long negotiations to clinch a trade deal between the 27-nation EU and the South American Mercosur trade bloc that would create a trans-Atlantic market of some 700 million people
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