economy
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Opinion
NYC is faltering — and a bailout from Washington is highly unlikely
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the New York City fiscal crisis of 1975. After years of budgetary and…
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Opinion
Trump’s tariff pause: Letters
The Issue: President Trump’s pause of larger tariffs on some countries for 90 days after stock-market chaos. It’s like what…
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News
Trump’s tough-love tariffs: Pain now, prosperity later
The latest economic numbers don’t look good. The inflation rate, which had inched down in the last two months, started…
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Opinion
Trump’s tariff regime has resulted in the decline of millions of Americans’ livelihoods
Maybe all that winning was becoming boring. Whatever the reasons that led President Trump to rock the globe with his…
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Tech
Trump tariff battle with Canada, Mexico, China and Europe points to early winners, losers
President Trump is locked in a tit-for-tat tariff war with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and China in a bid…
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Opinion
The COVID lockdown nearly killed NYC — and it was Andrew Cuomo who came close to destroying it
Andrew Cuomo says he saved New York City from COVID-19. Fact check: He brought the Big Apple to its knees…
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Opinion
Why Mayor Adams’ latest NYC budget is in far worse shape than it appears
Mayor Adams, who’s facing a tough reelection fight, plainly hopes the budget he rolled out Thursday will score him points…
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Tech
Online holiday sales rise nearly 9% on mobile shopping boom
US online spending rose nearly 9% during the 2024 holiday season, with shoppers increasingly buying products such as TVs and LEGO sets on their…
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Life Style
Gen Z is suffering a ‘midlife crisis’ due to job, financial stress: study
The kids are not alright. Zooming into adulthood — becoming autonomous, moving out of mom and dad’s, landing their first big girl…
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News
Donald Trump’s victory is a beacon of hope across the world
Millions of people around the world were holding their breath last night. I’ve talked to Europeans to try to get…
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