Markets
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A ‘recession’ is arriving for people who want jobs in technology
Dec 18, 2025 2:18 pm - Newly released jobs market data paints a murky picture ahead for the tech industry, which continues to slash workers.
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Trump officials keep blaming housing costs on one group: Immigrants. Economists disagree.
Dec 18, 2025 11:13 am - President Donald Trump promised Wednesday night that he’d bring down persistently high housing costs, which he said were caused by one group in particular: immigrants. But the administration’s sharp focus on immigrants contrasts with economists’ widely held view that the problem comes from housing shortages.
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Wall Street slips as oil prices keep dropping
Dec 16, 2025 3:47 pm - NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market drifted through a mixed day of trading Tuesday after reports on the economy did little to clear uncertainty about where interest rates ma...
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US stocks drift ahead of Tuesday's jobs report
Dec 15, 2025 4:27 pm - NEW YORK — Wall Street drifted through a quiet day of trading on Monday, ahead of economic reports this week that could drive where interest rates go. The S&P 500 slipped...
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Tumbling tech stocks drag Wall Street to its worst day in 3 weeks
Dec 12, 2025 4:03 pm - NEW YORK — More drops for superstar artificial-intelligence stocks knocked Wall Street off its record heights on Friday. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% from its all-time high for ...
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Why the world’s top coffee producer is switching up its beans
Dec 09, 2025 4:47 pm - In the coming years, coffee from Brazil might start to taste a bit different. The South American country is the world’s biggest producer of arabica, a mild variety of coffee bean. But as climate change makes it harder to grow those beans, some farmers are investing in robusta, which produces a more bitter bean but can tolerate higher temperatures and is more resistant to diseases.
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Silver prices just smashed a new record. What does this mean for the economy?
Dec 09, 2025 3:03 pm - Silver is giving gold a run for the money. The precious metal has more than doubled in value since the start of the year and broke a fresh record on Tuesday, rising above $60 per troy ounce on New York’s Commodity Exchange for the first time ever.
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The end of the lunch bowl era? Chipotle, Sweetgreen, Cava are struggling as customers turn to sandwiches and tacos
Dec 09, 2025 1:29 pm - Americans are increasingly over the “slop bowl.” Chipotle, Sweetgreen and Cava — once stars of the restaurant industry — are struggling as diners tire of all those pick-your-own ingredients piled atop rice or greens. Instead, lunchgoers are choosing offerings with more texture, like sandwiches and tacos, that fill them up and often cost less.
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Wall Street pulls back from its record heights
Dec 08, 2025 2:36 pm - U.S. stocks are pulling away from their record heights on Monday.
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Wall Street rises to the edge of its all-time high
Dec 05, 2025 4:33 pm - NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rose to the edge of its all-time high on Friday. The S&P 500 added 0.2% and finished just 0.3% shy of its record closing level, which was...