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Economy
Markets, trade, employment, prices and economic policy.
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Of the 186 claims in Economy with evidence either way, 91% held up.
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India's tariffs are scheduled to take effect in three weeks
New rates range from 10 to 15 percent for Japan E U and U K
Major contractors put bulk of windfall into buybacks to boost prices
Making changes permanent is recipe for relentless unnecessary price increases
Proposals to push weapons out with less scrutiny will open way to price gouging
As spending rises and vetting decreases prospects for fraud waste abuse will grow
Top five weapons contractors split over $118 billion in Pentagon contracts in Fiscal Year 2022
1990s had 51 major defense contractors
Arms industry is more concentrated than ever
Companies may profit from their own mistakes
Valentine’s Day is sometimes an occasion for dropping major cash on fancy jewelry
Choose a color (black silver gold or rose gold) as well as a personalized engraving (such as your names or a meaningful lyric) for an additional fee
This photo book has a gentler price
Teachers receive additional $1897 from Quality Teacher and Education Act and $3882 from Fair Wages for Educators Act amounting to total effective salary of $79468
Earning nearly $80000 as starting yearly salary is healthy sum average American made approximately $62608 last year
Median per capita income in San Francisco was $92289 from 2020 to 2024
Median San Franciscan makes $355 per day nearly 20 percent less than new UESF K–12 teacher
Teachers make nearly $432 per day
Fully credentialed K–12 teachers in first year of service had base salary of $73689 as of January 1 2025
The strike is first one in 50 years
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Some price increases stemmed from tariffs other factors like housing and food costs played a larger role
June inflation highest since February Trump's tariffs increased prices
Prices are rising because of tariffs
Risk is that investors begin to doubt United States will pay back its debts and start demanding higher interest rates
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Country is still on track to borrow an alarming amount of money in coming years
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