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Government shutdown 2019

Shutdown delays release of key economic data

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jan 3, 2019
The construction industry is hindered by the lack of spending numbers.
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Why renting is up and homeownership is down in "affordable" Cleveland

by Adrian Ma
Jan 3, 2019
The rise of renting in Cleveland offers a glimpse into the region's economy.
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Pacific Rim nations ring in new year with a trade deal shutting out U.S. farmers

by Justin Ho
Jan 2, 2019
As of this week, there are some tariffs around the world that are falling. Six Pacific Rim nations, including Japan, Australia and Mexico, are lowering tariffs for a number of products and services, with five other countries set to join in once their governments formally ratify the deal. Notably absent from the party? The United […]
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Dollar could slide in 2019

by Tracey Samuelson
Jan 2, 2019
The U.S. dollar had a pretty hot year in 2018: The Wall Street Journal’s Dollar Index put it up 4.3 percent last year against a basket of 16 other currencies. But up in 2018 may mean down in 2019, as many currency analysts predicting a weakening for the dollar in year ahead. Click the audio […]
A close up shot shows a one US dollar bill placed on a table in Tehran on April 10, 2018. 
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Government shutdown 2019

House Democrats have plan to fund government, but not a wall

by Associated Press
Jan 1, 2019
Democrats in the House are aiming to pass two bills this Thursday that would fund government agencies and put hundreds of thousands of federal workers back on the job.
The U.S. Capitol is shown during a partial shutdown of the federal government on Monday in Washington, D.C. 
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Book printers are reporting a surprising end-of-year crunch

by Leila Goldstein
Jan 1, 2019
For the first time in a decade the industry is seeing more demand than it can supply.
"Now we get about five to 10 queries every single week from people who are really faced with the prospect of having to turn their home environment into their office environment," said Nick Bates, CEO of Bookbarn International.
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Minimum wage hikes have varying effects across nation

by Justin Ho
Dec 31, 2018
Twenty states are raising their minimum wages as we usher in 2019.
Workers celebrate outside the Ronald Reagan State Building in downtown Los Angeles on April 4, 2016, after California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that will raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2022.
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Government shutdown 2019

Government shutdown continues as Democrats set new congressional agenda

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 31, 2018
The impasse over border wall funding is likely the first of many spending battles facing the new divided Congress.
A stop sign is seen near the White House during a government shutdown in Washington, D.C., in December.
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U.S. stocks end dismal, volatile year on a bright note

by Associated Press
Dec 31, 2018
Health care stocks paved the way for Monday's modest gains, but major U.S. indexes ended 2018 in the red.
Traders and financial professionals work ahead of the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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Government shutdown 2019

Creditors may go easy on workers caught in the government shutdown. Or not.

by Erika Beras
Dec 28, 2018
The hundreds of thousands of federal workers who are not getting paid because of the partial government shutdown got a little advice from the government’s Office of Personnel Management today. Tips include how to talk to credit card companies, mortgage lenders and landlords about not being able to pay their bills. The OPM put out […]
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