Tag: Donald Trump
To hit back in trade war, China borrows from the U.S....
WASHINGTON (AP) – China likes to condemn the United States for extending its arm too far outside of its borders to make demands on...
Brown University declines policy ‘compact’ with Trump administration
PROVIDENCE – Brown University President Christina H. Paxson has formally rejected the Trump administration's request for the school to sign a "Compact for Academic...
Firings of federal workers begin as White House seeks to pressure...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more...
Ending taxes on home sales would be no help to most
Not long after U.S. housing prices reached a record high this summer – the median existing home went for $435,000 in June – President...
Fed minutes: Most officials supported further rate cuts as worries about...
WASHINGTON (AP) – Most members of the Federal Reserve's interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to...
Trump asks Brown, other colleges to sign ‘Compact’ for favorable access...
WASHINGTON (AP) – The White House is asking nine major universities to commit to President Donald Trump’s political priorities in exchange for more favorable...
Partisan division rules with no end in sight for federal government...
WASHINGTON (AP) – A vote to swiftly end the government shutdown failed Wednesday, as Democrats in the Senate held firm to the party’s demands to fund...
U.S. consumer confidence declines again as Americans fret over prices, job...
WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. consumer confidence declined again in September as Americans’ pessimism over inflation and the weakening job market continued to grow.
The Conference Board...
Fed’s favored inflation gauge accelerates slightly in August
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge accelerated slightly in August from a year earlier.
The Commerce Department reported Friday that its personal...
Brown to cut 48 positions in effort to close $30M budget...
PROVIDENCE – Brown University will begin laying off 48 employees across campus, with those impacted being notified starting this week, the university announced on...
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