ECONOMY
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Mortgage application demand stalls as interest rates surge to highest level since July
Mortgage interest rates last week rose at the fastest pace in over a year, throwing cold water on already cooling…
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Private payrolls growth well short of expectations for February, ADP says
A cashier handles money in Macy’s Herald Square in New York. Andrew Kelly | Reuters Private payroll growth disappointed in…
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Economists see first signs in data that vaccine is working
Economists following the high-frequency data on virus infections are seeing initial signs that the vaccine is having positive effects on…
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10% GDP growth? The U.S. economy is on fire, and is about to get stoked even more
Restaurant workers wearing faceshields, facemasks and gloves prepare food at the reopening of iconic LA restaurant Pink’s Hot Dogs on…
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Return-to-Office Plans Are Set in Motion, but Virus Uncertainty Remains
A year and a pandemic ago, over 100,000 people filled the central business district in Charlotte, N.C., pouring out of…
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Slow vaccine rollout in Canada expected to be a drag on economic recovery
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy ‘We will be looking at a greater number of business closures … the longer the…
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Biden Gains Two Key Economic Advisers
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed two key members of President Biden’s economic team on Tuesday, ushering in Gina Raimondo, the…
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Canada’s economy endured an historic collapse in 2020, but surged into 2021 faster than most expected
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Kevin Carmichael: A housing boom has lessened economic pain of the recession, but at expense…
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In the Middle East, poverty is down but economic grievance is up. Why?
The political economies of the Arab world present a fascinating but puzzling paradox. On the one hand, the region’s trajectory…
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What the recovery from the Great Recession reveals about post-pandemic work and cities
Since the onset of COVID-19 pandemic, there has been ongoing debate about the future of cities in a post-pandemic world,…
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