A growing split between low-to-middle-income families and wealthy households is changing who has access to homeownership now.
Category: United States Economy
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Homeownership Is Out of Reach for Many Americans, Despite a Buyer’s Market
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Trump’s Trade Gamble Will Continue, Despite Supreme Court Rebuke
The New York Times – Business:The president seems as intent on tariffs as ever and argues that his trade agenda is succeeding, despite little evidence to support it
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‘Murky Waters’ for Global Businesses After Trump’s Tariff Loss
The New York Times – Business:Even after the Supreme Court invalidated many of the president’s levies, foreign leaders and executives assume that U.S. tariffs are here to stay, in one form or another.
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Supreme Court Tariff Ruling to Spur Chaotic Refund Process
The New York Times – Business:The Trump administration says it could take years and additional litigation for importers to get their money back.
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Tariff Whiplash Clouds Outlook for Federal Budget
The New York Times – Business:The tariffs thrown out by the Supreme Court had become an important revenue source. President Trump said he could replace that money with other levies.
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Supreme Court Justices Strike Down Trump’s Tariffs
The New York Times – Business:President Trump is the first to invoke the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 to set tariffs on imported goods from more than 100 countries.
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U.S. Economy Grew Modestly at End of 2025
The New York Times – Business:Gross domestic product expanded at a 1.4 percent annual rate in the last quarter of the year, slowed by the effects of the government shutdown.
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Can an A.I. Productivity Boom Clear a Path for More Rate Cuts? Trump’s Fed Pick Thinks So.
The New York Times – Business:As Federal Reserve chair, Kevin M. Warsh may face a tough task persuading his colleagues to lower borrowing costs because of potential productivity gains.
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Can an A.I. Productivity Boom Clear a Path for More Rate Cuts? Trump’s Fed Pick Thinks So.
The New York Times – Business:As Federal Reserve chair, Kevin M. Warsh may face a tough task persuading his colleagues to lower borrowing costs because of potential productivity gains.
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U.S. Imports Grew in 2025, as Trump’s Tariffs Reshuffled Global Trade
The New York Times – Business:Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.
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Walmart Expects Growth Streak to Continue as New Chief Takes Over
The New York Times – Business:Shoppers are turning to Walmart to stretch their dollars, but an uncertain economy and trade tensions will test the retailer’s new executive team.