

Politics Nov 06

A panel of three judges on Friday ruled that President Donald Trump's effort to exclude people in the country illegally from the numbers used for dividing up congressional seats is unlawful.
By Mike Schneider, Associated Press
Economy Oct 29

The U.S. economy grew at a sizzling 33.1% annual rate in the July-September quarter — by far the largest quarterly gain on record — rebounding from an epic plunge in the spring, when the eruption of the coronavirus closed businesses…
By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Economy Jun 25

The U.S. economy shrank at a 5.0% rate in the first quarter with a much worse decline expected in the current three-month economic period because of the coronavirus pandemic.
By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
World May 15

In an effort to cut off Huawei’s undermining of existing U.S. sanctions, the U.S. government is imposing new resctrictions on the Chinese tech giant by limiting its ability to use American technology to build its semiconductors.
By Associated Press
Nov 05

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
The Commerce Department said Tuesday that the September gap between what America buys from abroad and what it sells shrank by 4.7% to $52.5 billion.
Oct 16

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signaling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having an impact on consumer spending.
Aug 29

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
The new estimate was lower than the government's initial estimate a month ago of 2.1% annual growth.
Jul 26

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press
The nation's gross domestic product grew at a 2.1% annual rate last quarter, down from a 3.1% gain in the first quarter, the Commerce Department estimates.
Jul 08

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
In an interview with The Associated Press, Attorney General William Barr said the Trump administration will take action in the coming days that he believes will allow the government to ask the controversial question.
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