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Today — 17 September 2024Main stream

Demonizing Immigrants Could Ruin the Revival of Some Heartland Cities

17 September 2024 at 04:04
Immigration to small cities creates jobs for everyone.

© Maddie McGarvey for The New York Times

A replica of the Statue of Liberty outside a group of small businesses in Springfield, Ohio.
Yesterday — 16 September 2024Main stream

Are Voters Feeling Better About the Economy?

After another tumultuous weekend in the presidential campaign, Americans are still largely focused on their finances, new surveys show. That could give an edge to Vice President Kamala Harris.

© Doug Mills/The New York Times

The authorities are investigating a possible second assassination attempt on Donald Trump as voters continue to focus on the economy.

As Federal Reserve Readies Interest Rate Cut, Risks to Job Market Still Loom

16 September 2024 at 17:03
The Federal Reserve is poised to lower interest rates this week. Recent jobs data have been a reminder that a soft landing is not yet assured.

© Cheriss May for The New York Times

“We do not seek or welcome further cooling in labor market conditions,” Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, said last month.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump’s Economics, Too, Are Sounding More Authoritarian

By: Peter Coy
14 September 2024 at 04:45
His economic agenda would concentrate more power in the hands of the president.

© Illustration by Sam Whitney/The New York Times; source images by CSA Images and traveler1116/Getty Images

Why Low Layoff Numbers Don’t Mean the Labor Market Is Strong

12 September 2024 at 17:04
Past economic cycles show that unemployment starts to tick up ahead of a recession, with wide-scale layoffs coming only later.

© David Goldman for The New York Times

Historically, job cuts have come only once an economic downturn was well underway, like those that followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.
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