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December 10, 2019 at 9:29 pm

Democrats’ divide: Free college for all or for some?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Buttigieg's latest ad on college affordability was a relatively quiet one: The presidential candidate is seen explaining his plan for free...

Nation & World

December 1, 2019 at 10:00 am

Upwork economist outlines skills sought in freelance workers

WASHINGTON (AP) — What are the skills that employers most value in freelancers? They want workers fluent in the computer programming language TypeScript and the...

Business

FILE- In this July 23, 2018, file photo construction workers put down roofing paper on home in Houston. General contractors and other small businesses in the home remodeling industry can expect revenue to slow in 2019, the result of rising mortgage rates and sluggish home sales. That’s the prediction of Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, which last week issued its quarterly report on home remodeling. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) NYBZ117

November 19, 2019 at 5:33 am

US housing starts climbed 3.8% in October

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. home building jumped 3.8% in October, a positive sign for the overall economy as developers anticipate steady demand. The Commerce Department...

Business

November 12, 2019 at 9:09 am

Trump claims credit for economy, jobs in New York speech VIEW

NEW YORK (AP) — Despite a slowing economy, President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that the United States was enjoying a "boom the likes of which...

Business

October 31, 2019 at 9:05 pm

US economy defies threats with a solid job gain for October

WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid October jobs report on Friday spotlighted the surprising durability of the U.S. economy in the face of persistent trade conflicts...

Business

October 30, 2019 at 5:34 am

Survey: US businesses added slight 125,000 jobs in October

BALTIMORE (AP) — U.S. businesses added a mere 125,000 jobs in October, a slowdown in hiring driven in part by job cuts in manufacturing and...

Business

October 29, 2019 at 9:18 pm

Trump’s Rust Belt revival is fading. Will it matter in 2020? VIEW

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — President Donald Trump once promised that coal and steel would be the beating heart of a revived U.S. economy — a...

Business

October 21, 2019 at 9:20 pm

‘Just too much’: Meet the uber-rich who want a wealth tax

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the grand vacation homes of Newport Beach were empty on a beautiful Memorial Day weekend, Molly Munger decided it was time...

October 17, 2019 at 6:21 am

GM strike pushed US factory output down 0.5% in September

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. factory output slumped 0.5% in September, as a strike at General Motors caused a steep decline in auto production amid broader...

Business

President Donald Trump pauses before speaking during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former Attorney General Edwin Meese, in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) DCAB106 DCAB106

October 8, 2019 at 1:59 pm

Fact check: Trump misfires on economy, Syria, impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling an impeachment inquiry, President Donald Trump is misrepresenting facts as he blasts his investigators and seeks to highlight the administration's efforts...