Tag: economy
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Personal income growth in Kansas is below the national average largely because of troubles in agriculture. Kansas farmers face an expanding drought and low commodity prices, though a break in an…
Depending on what TV channel you favor, you might think our economic glass is half full and draining fast, or you might think the glass is the biggest glass ever and its never been fuller.…
The opioid crisis cost the U.S. economy $631 billion from 2015 through last year and it may keep getting more expensive, according to a study released Tuesday by the Society of Actuaries. The biggest…
NEW YORK (AP) Faced with growing tumult at home and abroad, President Donald Trump heads into his three-day visit to the United Nations this week hoping to lean on strained alliances while fending off…
BEIJING (AP) China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead…
Browsing through a small, upscale kitchen shop while on vacation, I looked at a fancy immersion blender you know one of those hand-held mixers that looks like a stick. The boxs label told me…
WASHINGTON (AP) The U.S. economic landscape would look even bleaker if not for America’s consumers. The economy slowed in the spring, and many analysts think the weakness will continue in the months ahead. Yet…
Stocks tumbled on Wall Street after President Donald Trump said he hereby ordered U.S. companies to consider alternatives to doing business in China. He also said he would respond to Beijings latest tariff increase later…
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump acknowledged his aggressive China trade policies may mean economic pain for Americans but insisted theyre needed for more important long-term benefits. He contended he does not fear a recession…
DETROIT (AP) Should Democrats be going big or getting real? Thats the question that dominated the Democratic presidential primary debate as progressive favorites Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders fended off attacks from lesser-known moderates.…
