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Alan Rappeport on September 15, 2026
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Want to Entice New Residents? Offer Cash, for a Start.
Lydia DePillis and Chase Castor on September 12, 2026
Relocation incentives have a mixed record of helping cities and towns stand out as people return to rural America.
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AARP Projects 2027 Social Security COLA at 3.6%
Mark Miller on September 11, 2026
If the AARP’s projection holds, the cost-of-living adjustment would be the largest since 2023.
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Elevated Inflation Keeps Pressure on Fed to Raise Rates
Colby Smith on September 11, 2026
The odds of a quarter-point rate increase at the Federal Reserve’s meeting next week surged to 90 percent after August’s Consumer Price Index report.
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Trump’s Trade War With Canada Is Making Even Sprinkle Makers Nervous
Sydney Ember on September 10, 2026
President Trump’s levies on a long, eclectic list of products from Canada have companies scrambling to figure out if their supply chains are affected.
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Bond Market Rebuffs Treasury’s $6 Billion Plan to Reduce Borrowing Costs
Joe Rennison and Alan Rappeport on September 9, 2026
The 10-year yield rose to its highest level in three years, suggesting investors were underwhelmed by the details of a move to buy back government bonds.
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China’s New Graduates, Facing a Dire Job Market, Must Also Contend With A.I.
Yan Zhuang on September 6, 2026
A record 12.7 million young people are looking for jobs as the country embraces artificial intelligence — and as the technology begins to upend the work force.
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California Forever’s Ambitious Plan Faces Another Setback
Conor Dougherty on September 5, 2026
A legislative setback for a manufacturing and housing proposal shows how hard it remains to build in the largest state — and why a backlash against billionaires could make it even harder.
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Trump Threatens to Halt Some Trade Unless the Fed Cuts Rates
Tony Romm and Colby Smith on September 4, 2026
The president said he could halt trade between the United States and countries with which it has a trade deficit if the central bank doesn’t do his bidding.
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Robust Hiring Reinforces Strength of the U.S. Economy
Sydney Ember on September 4, 2026
Employers added 162,000 jobs and unemployment held at 4.1 percent last month, signs of a stability that contrasted with high inflation weighing on households and markets.
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The job market in 2035: More nurses, fewer secretaries.
Ben Casselman on September 4, 2026
Former Labor Secretary Stoked Dysfunction and Toxicity, Department Report Finds
Rebecca Davis O’Brien and Lydia DePillis on September 3, 2026
Lori Chavez-DeRemer spent Labor Department funds on personal travel and tolerated harassment in the agency, its inspector general found.
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Dutch Central Bank Cuts Gold Reserves in U.S., Citing ‘Geopolitical Unrest’
Ephrat Livni on September 3, 2026
The Netherlands moved some 90 tons of gold out of the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, the second European nation this year to announce it had decreased or eliminated U.S. gold holdings.
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Schools Giving Aid to Minority Students Could Lose Tax Exemptions Under Trump’s New Rules
Andrew Duehren and Michael C. Bender on September 3, 2026
The Treasury Department released rules that would prevent schools with race-based programs from qualifying for tax-exempt status, a threat to both higher education and other private schools.
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U.S. Trade Gap Ballooned in July
Ana Swanson on September 3, 2026
The trade deficit bounced back up last month as spending on data centers to feed the A.I. boom drove up imports.
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At G20 Meeting, Scott Bessent Accuses China of Flooding the World With Cheap Exports
Alan Rappeport and Jim Tankersley on September 1, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent accused China for flooding the world with its cheap exports.
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U.A.E. To Review Banque Misr, Targeted by Iran Sanctions
Vivian Nereim on August 30, 2026
The Treasury Department accused Banque Misr’s branches in the United Arab Emirates of helping Iran. The Emirati central bank promised an examination.
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Smaller Revision Points to More Accurate Jobs Numbers
Ben Casselman on August 28, 2026
The 2026 revisions by the Bureau of Labor Statistics represent a downward adjustment of just 0.1 percent of the total work force.
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