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Dow Jones in Freefall for Third Straight Day Over Depressing Manufacturing, Services Numbers

Posted on October 6, 2019By Editor

US markets began a major slide on Tuesday morning after the release of a report on US manufacturing showing industrial activity falling to its lowest level since June 2009 in September. … Read More >Dow Jones in Freefall for Third Straight Day Over Depressing Manufacturing, Services Numbers

US Stocks Drop Nearly 350 Points After Release of US Manufacturing Survey

Posted on October 6, 2019By Editor

US stocks fell by more than 300 points on Tuesday following the worst report on US manufacturing … Read More >US Stocks Drop Nearly 350 Points After Release of US Manufacturing Survey

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San Francisco is pulling out all the stops to fight homelessness – except actually making housing affordable

Posted on October 5, 2019By Editor

San Francisco is one of the wealthiest cities in the US, but its high housing prices and strict zoning have contributed to a homelessness crisis. … Read More >San Francisco is pulling out all the stops to fight homelessness – except actually making housing affordable

US Markets Slide Sharply as Manufacturing Data Shows Losses for Second Straight Month

Posted on October 5, 2019By Editor

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 53.23 points to 25,863.60 in morning trading on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 down 4.35 points, … Read More >US Markets Slide Sharply as Manufacturing Data Shows Losses for Second Straight Month

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Setting the example? Income inequality in the US is at an all-time high

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Last year the income gap between richest and poorest people in the US stood at its highest level since 1967 … Read More >Setting the example? Income inequality in the US is at an all-time high

US economy at ‘early stages of recession,’ strategist tells RT’s Boom Bust

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and US President Donald Trump clinched a trade agreement this week that cuts tariffs on farm and industrial products. … Read More >US economy at ‘early stages of recession,’ strategist tells RT’s Boom Bust

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US wasted billions in Afghanistan while China developed infrastructure – and now New York has bumpy roads, jokes Pakistani PM

Posted on October 3, 2019October 3, 2019By Editor

Pakistan’s prime minister served up some bitter truths during an interview with MSNBC, noting that US taxpayer dollars would have been better spent on fixing America’s infrastructure … Read More >US wasted billions in Afghanistan while China developed infrastructure – and now New York has bumpy roads, jokes Pakistani PM

Russia will eclipse American oil production by 2050 – US energy agency

Posted on October 3, 2019By Editor

Russia is projected to overtake the US and other non-OPEC exporters in crude production in around three decades, according to US Energy Information Administration (EIA) analysis. … Read More >Russia will eclipse American oil production by 2050 – US energy agency

If I’m impeached, stock markets will crash – Trump

Posted on October 3, 2019By Editor

US President Donald Trump thinks that US markets will plummet if he is impeached. … Read More >If I’m impeached, stock markets will crash – Trump

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First auto workers’ national strike in 12 years could bring US car giant GM’s work to a standstill

Posted on September 16, 2019October 25, 2019By Editor

The United Auto Workers (UAW) announced that some 48,000 workers at General Motors Co. plants will go on strike starting on Sunday in a move that could hurt the American auto giant … Read More >First auto workers’ national strike in 12 years could bring US car giant GM’s work to a standstill