US economy set to lose billions of dollars a day as strike threatens major ports on East, Gulf coasts
Nearly half of the nation's busiest ports are under threat of a potentially devastating strike after longshore workers and management fail to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement, leaving the U.S. economy in jeopardy. is poised to lose billions of dollars a day starting Tuesday. The International Longshoremen's Association, which represents about 85,000 longshoremen […]
Kamala’s New Plan For The Economy Is Basically A Bidenomics Redux
Vice President Kamala Harris released an 82-page document Wednesday outlining her vision for the economy, a plan that has much in common with President Joe Biden's economic policies. of planThe paper, titled “A New Progress for the Middle Class,” explores Biden's initiatives including student loan debt cancellation, industrial policy, massive subsidies for green energy, and […]
Harris closes gap with Trump on economy
Vice President Harris is gaining voter support for the economy, just as the economy itself is showing new signs of strength. According to various polls, the economy is the top issue for voters. In a survey earlier this month, pollster Ipsos described the issue as “the most important issue for Americans after April 2024.” Trump […]
Watch live: Trump discusses economy in battleground Michigan
Former President Trump will make a campaign stop outside Grand Rapids, Michigan on Friday afternoon, where he will deliver remarks focused on manufacturing and the economy. His last visit to the Great Lakes state earlier this month came just days after the Secret Service thwarted an apparent second assassination attempt on the Republican candidate's life. […]
If Trump Is Elected His ‘Hitlerian Dictatorship’ Will Destroy Our Economy
MSNBC host Joy Reid said Friday on “Read Out” that former President Donald Trump would introduce “Hitler's dictatorship” if he wins in November. “With 39 days left until Election Day, early voting and absentee voting have already begun in some states and will begin tonight,” Reid said. While they run around talking about what they […]
Just 17% of CFOs Think Harris Is Better for the Economy
Harris Resort goes to Wishcraft in Pittsburgh to win the hearts of business leaders Vice President Kamala Harris is Change her public image from left-wing progressive to pragmatic pro-business candidate In a speech this week at the Economic Club of Pittsburgh, he made a litany of false and misleading statements, but offered few policy details. […]
Bipartisan border bill would help the economy, bring migrants into the workforce
Vice President Kamala Harris' best defense against accusations of being weak on immigration was that she supported a bipartisan border security bill, whereas former President Donald Trump opposed it and supported Republicans in Congress. He instructed his parliamentary colleagues to vote against it. Ultimately, this bill provides much of what immigration hard-liners have asked for, […]
How Harris’s ‘opportunity economy’ could finally free the US from poverty
The presidential election has made one thing clear: The candidates have very different ideas about which Americans should be at the center of their policies. And that matters, especially when it comes to poverty in America and who gets a chance at the American Dream. For all the talk about economic growth and opportunity, poverty […]
Mark Cuban: Trump 'talks a good game' on economy
Mark Cuban said Wednesday that former President Trump “says nice things” about the economy, but “that doesn't mean he's going to get the job done.” “Why is there the perception that President Trump is having a positive effect on the economy?” MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace asked the billionaire investor and TV personality on “Deadline: The White […]
China announces new measures to arrest housing slump and boost growth | Chinese economy
China's leaders acknowledged that the central bank's investment stimulus measures this week were likely to be insufficient and vowed to stem the housing market slump and boost growth. China's Politburo pledged the state would make “necessary expenditures” to meet this year's economic growth target of 5 percent, boosting transfers to the poorest and giving local […]