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Consumer

Walmart, Uniqlo Join Retailers Touting Ways to Navigate Trade War

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A handful of retail executives hinted this week that they are eyeing some strategic advantages and opportunities amid the trade war.

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International Economics

A Tale of the Tape in the US-China Heavyweight Trade Bout

The Budget Lab projects that, with the current tariff levels, US and Chinese economies would both be 0.6% smaller in the long run.

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Inflation & Prices

Just in Time for Tariffs, Consumer Prices Finally Drop

That’s right: CPI fell 0.1% in March, according to the US Labor Department, marking the first month-over-month decline since May 2020.

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Finance

Time to Duck and Cover? Billionaires Brace for Tariff Fallout

Jamie Dimon warned inflation is likely going up and Larry Fink said the economy might already be in recession.

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Markets

Markets Eat Their Carats As Gold Touches New Record High

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In times of economic uncertainty — such as high inflation or fears of a recession — some investors follow a literal golden rule: buy it.

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Economics

Just How Certain is a Recession, Anyway?

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Policy uncertainty, particularly around how tariffs will ripple through the economy, continued to stoke recession fears last week.

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Economics

US Corporate Delinquencies Near Eight-Year High Amid Interest-Rate Squeeze

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Even with a booming economy in the past two years, US companies are missing loan payments at the highest rate in almost eight years,

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