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Largely confirming what other economic models have predicted, the Congressional Budget Office's estimations show that the tradeoff for a $2.8 trillion deficit reduction over 10 years would be an overall reduction in household wealth.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 June 2025 -
Despite tariff reductions, tensions remain over economic competition and market access.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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The number of mid-level touring artists dropped from 19% to 12% recently, while even superstars saw their share decrease from 44% to 36%.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
2 June 2025
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The freeze amounts to a 5% budget decrease for the universities due to the $2.4 billion budget shortfall.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Even before the Trump 2.0 era started on January 20, Asia’s biggest economy was grappling with a massive property crisis that’s generating deflation.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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China also remains unable to shake the specter of deflation stemming from how its production capacity has outpaced domestic consumer demand for its products in recent years.—
ESWAR PRASAD,
Foreign Affairs,
23 May 2025
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The Charles County Department of Health issued an abatement order Jan. 14 and the suspension order was signed by the president of the Maryland State Board of Morticians & Funeral Directors Jan. 17, records show.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
28 Jan. 2025
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After each zone is officially created, the city is providing a grace period to move their vehicles before abatement proceeds.—
Devan Patel,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Chronic stress can even raise the risk of diabetes, heart disease and memory loss from the shrinkage of the hippocampus--even degenerative brain diseases such as dementia and Alzheimer’s.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Here's what to know The overall reading fell to 49.8 — anything below 50 marks a contraction — with the employment index also showing shrinkage and the new orders measure slowing.—
Josh Fellman,
Quartz,
24 Mar. 2025
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After noticing a global gap in effective and trusted protection when faced with financial diminution, the company honed in on the product, refining it to meet the needs of employees worldwide.—
Ethan Stone,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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What’s really harmful, in my estimation, is the uncertainty of it all and the diminution of trust our strongest allies will have in the United States for years to come.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Economic activity in April was widely expected to show a downtrend, in part thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war.—
Ganesh Rao,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
23 May 2025
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The daily price chart for the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund is here: The price has moved upward from the April lows but is unable to cross above the downtrend line that connects the late November 2024 high with the early March 2025 high.—
John Navin,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The falloff comes during a critical time in advance of the Christmas shopping season, orders for which are usually placed before July 1.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2025
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The falloff is hitting retailers, restaurants and others in Port Huron’s main business district.—
The Detroit News,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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“De-escalation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/de-escalation. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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