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The Data Economy: Data-fueled politics

by Molly Wood
Apr 13, 2018
As the data economy grew, politicians took notice — and took your information.
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a joint hearing of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation and Senate Judiciary Committee about Facebook on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on April 10.
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Why economists and politicians don't seem to speak the same language

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 27, 2018
If we want better policies, then politicians need to start thinking more like economists — and vice versa.
President Donald Trump signs Section 232 Proclamations on Steel and Aluminum Imports in the Oval Office of the White House on March 8, 2018, in Washington, D.C. 
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What you need to know about Larry Kudlow

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 14, 2018
The CNBC senior contributor is Trump's new top economic adviser.
White House National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow calls on reporters during a briefing about the upcoming G7 meetings in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House June 6, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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Economic Anxiety Index®

African-Americans, women and millennials have more economic anxiety than the rest of the country

by Sarah Menendez
Mar 7, 2018
Whether your economic anxiety has increased or decreased in the last year depends on who you are, according to the latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll.
Pedestrians walk by a building advertising available retail space on Lexington Avenue on February 8, 2018 in New York. 
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Weekly Wrap

Are we too worried about inflation, but not worried enough about deficits?

by Marketplace Staff
Feb 16, 2018
We take a look at the Republican Party's flip-flop on debt.
Kevin Hassett, chair of the Council of Economic Advisers, at a daily White House briefing in November.
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Behind all this market volatility, there’s another storm brewing

by Kimberly Adams and Kai Ryssdal
Feb 6, 2018
How does fiscal policy play into what's happening in the markets?
“I'm not concerned about market volatility. The fundamentals are quite strong,” Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said today during testimony before the House Financial Services Committee after two days of historic losses in the stock markets.
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Why Trump's solar and washing machine tariffs may play well in Michigan

by David Brancaccio
Jan 25, 2018
A former Democratic state politician says the taxes are one of the few things the president has done that he can support.
President Donald Trump displays a Section 201 action as US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer witnesses, in the Oval Office, at the White House, January 23, 2018, in Washington, DC. The administration is issuing tariffs on imported solar panels and washing machines to protect American manufacturing companies against dumping by foreign countries, mainly China, and including South Korea.
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End to government shutdown in sight

by Associated Press
Jan 22, 2018
The temporary funding bill would reopen the government through Feb. 8.
An idle forklift and building supplies are seen infront of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on Jan. 22, 2018.
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How North Korea going to the Olympics could affect sanctions

by David Brancaccio
Jan 9, 2018
The forthcoming Winter Olympic Games may become the catalyst for some easing of tensions between the Koreas.
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (L) shakes hands with the head of North Korean delegation Ri Son-Gwon (R) before their meeting at the Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone on Jan. 9, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. South and North Korea are scheduled to begin their first official face-to-face talks in two years.
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The economy as seen from Trump's Twitter feed

by Kimberly Adams and Arjuna Soriano
Dec 19, 2017
The president leverages his Twitter feed to promote his economic agenda and narrative.
President Donald Trump.
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