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Investors await Fed decision, stocks see modest gains
Optimism ahead of the Fed's June meeting helped drive stocks higher.
Ocasio-Cortez criticizes Amazon's Bezos for paying workers 'starvation wages'
Ocasio-Cortez has criticized the wealth status of the top earners in the U.S. previously, agreeing in January that a system that allows for billionaires is immoral.
Trump admin hopes to move USMCA legislation to Congress this summer
U.S. trade with Mexico totaled an estimated $671 billion last year, while trade with Canada totaled approximately $714.1 billion in 2018.
Trump warns of epic stock market crash if Dems win in 2020
Trump is expected to kick off his campaign on Tuesday in Florida.
JPMorgan's Dimon, UPS' Abney lead Trump's CEO meeting on trade
America's most powerful CEOs want resolutions on trade and "broken" immigration.
Midwest corn farmer on planting season: 'Disaster like I've never seen before'
It’s a tough decision that many of the Midwest’s farmers had to make this month: To plant, or not to plant.
Biden blasts Amazon for tax strategies that Obama supported
Amazon’s ‘zero tax liability’ is a feature, not a bug of the tax code.
Americans say finances are taking a toll on their mental and physical health: report
The latest Merrill Edge Report, which took a look at Americans’ financial concerns, found finances was taking a toll on their mental health – especially women and younger people.
US retail sales rise in May; April revised higher
U.S. retail sales increased in May and sales for the prior month were revised higher, suggesting a pick-up in consumer spending that could ease fears the economy was slowing down sharply in the second quarter.
These are the least affordable housing markets in the US, study says
247 Wall Street reviewed data from ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2019 home affordability report and found America’s least affordable housing markets.
Elizabeth Warren to introduce bill to 'cancel' student debt for millions
The Massachusetts Democrat introduced a similar proposal as part of her 2020 campaign.
Great Recession still hurting? 23% of Americans say their financial situation is 'worse' now
Even a decade after the recession, almost a quarter of Americans have said they are worse off than they were before 2007, a new survey has found.
Tax revenues to grow 50% over next decade: Rep. Brady
The House Ways and Means Committee chair said tax receipts for the first eight months of the year are the highest in American history.
Is a Fed rate cut all but guaranteed this year, thanks to low inflation?
It was the smallest increase in inflation since January.
Obama official Steven Rattner: Economy gives Trump a meaningful 'tailwind' in 2020
"He should get about 56 percent of the popular vote," because the economy is strong, said Steven Rattner.
Harvard economist Martin Feldstein dies at age 79
The bipartisan economist served under several administrations.
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