Economy - Page 2

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The key strategy red states are using to lower housing costs revealed

Texas, Florida and other red states are winning the migration race by letting builders build, says the National Association of Home Builders CEO.

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AOC’s billionaire attack sells Gen Z a smaller, sadder American Dream

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's anti-billionaire rhetoric discourages Gen Z from entrepreneurship, undermining the human spirit of achievement.

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STEPHEN MOORE: This tariff is an expensive gift to China and our families will pay for it

Tinplate steel tariffs have raised canned food prices by driving up can costs, with imports now at 70 percent as U.S. producers scale back production.

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Are humanoid robots now coming for retail jobs?

Figure AI signs commercial deal with Catalyst Brands to deploy humanoid robots at a Reno warehouse handling sorting and packing for JCPenney and more.

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College grads expect to earn $80,000 a year, but the math isn’t mathing

College graduates expect $80,000 starting salaries but average just $56,000, with over 40% underemployed in jobs not requiring a degree at all.

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Albuquerque uses weed tax to fund 'no-strings-attached' guaranteed income, sparking policy debate

Albuquerque made history with one of the few guaranteed income programs funded by taxpayer dollars. City officials say the pilot has helped families financially.

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Trump expands Cuba sanctions beyond US companies in major crackdown on foreign enablers

Trump administration rolls out unprecedented secondary sanctions on Cuba targeting foreign firms doing business with military-linked conglomerate GAESA.

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Seattle seniors beg city for help as ‘absolute anarchy’ erupts outside LGBTQ housing complex

Seattle residents say their Capitol Hill neighborhood has become a nightly nightmare of street takeovers, loud engines and fears of gunfire nearby.

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Walgreens didn’t abandon Chicago’s South Side. We let crime drive them out

Walgreens left the South Side because theft exceeded a million dollars a year and security costs made operations untenable, a community pastor argues.

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Wisconsin Dem touts endorsement from union pushing back against CDL crackdowns on illegal alien truckers

Wisconsin Democrat Rebecca Cooke promotes ties to AFSCME, which published a toolkit on circumventing CDL restrictions for undocumented immigrants.