The latest economic data keeps the central bank on track to lower interest rates at its next meeting in September.

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The Make America Healthy Again movement offers a simple belief system: Healthy choices are self-evident in aesthetically pleasing bodies.

As Beijing pushes consumer lending to stimulate the economy, millions of Chinese borrowers, especially the young, are falling into debt spirals.

Shoppers are taking advantage of a $42 billion government trade-in program aimed at boosting spending. But in recent weeks, some cities have started to cut back on the subsidies.