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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken raised what the U.S. describes as unfair Chinese trade practices during his first full day of meetings in China on Thursday with local government officials in the financial hub of Shanghai ..read more
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The gross domestic product -- the economy's total output of goods and services -- decelerated from its brisk 3.4% growth rate in the final three months of 2023. Consumers continued to drive growth last quarter but slowed their spending ..read more
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The latest annual report from the program's trustees says the financial safety nets for millions of older Americans will run short of money to pay full benefits within the next decade ..read more
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According to the FTC, 30 million people -- roughly one in five workers -- are now subject to such restrictions ..read more
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The Supreme Court is expected to hear an appeal from Starbucks in a dispute with the National Labor Relations Board over efforts by workers to unionize at a store in Memphis, Tennessee ..read more
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4d ago
President Joe Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants for residential solar projects serving 900,000-plus households in low- and middle-income communities ..read more
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The Supreme Court on Monday will review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren't enough beds in homeless shelters ..read more
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6d ago
Employees at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, overwhelmingly voted to join the United Auto Workers union Friday in a historic first test of the UAW's renewed effort to organize nonunion factories ..read more
Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska's petroleum reserve
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1w ago
The American Petroleum Institute says the rules limit development in a region "intended by Congress to bolster America's energy security ..read more
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The UAW's ranks in the auto industry have dwindled over the years, and workers at the Chattanooga plant have previously rejected union membership ..read more