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election

Poll: Americans more upbeat about own finances than economy

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the issue. They are strikingly pessimistic about the national economy yet comparatively upbeat about their own financial circumstances. Just 42 percent of adults describe the U.S. economy as

GOP

Hillary Clinton and the 2-for-1 presidency

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The notion of a 2-for-1 Clinton presidency is back. Recalling sunnier days of growth, low unemployment and budget surpluses under her husband, Hillary Clinton is telling Americans that Bill Clinton will take the lead on the economy if she wins the White House.

Massachusetts

Will Massachusetts’ diverse economy blunt a looming recession?

With an overload of disparate data, headlines alarmingly assert that the economy is headed for a recession in 2016. Given the severity and duration of the last downturn, how might Massachusetts fare this time? Technically, The Great Recession of 2007-2009 ended on June 30, 2009. But quantitative evidence feeds negative

Elizabeth Warren

Warren calls for diversity in Federal Reserve leadership

WASHINGTON – The latest crusade in the name of diversity commenced on Thursday, this time aimed squarely at the makeup of the Federal Reserve's leadership and spearheaded in part by Elizabeth Warren, the senior U.S. senator from Massachusetts. The Cambridge Democrat recently linked up with fellow Democrat, Michigan

Bernie Sanders

Study: Sanders’ economic plan piles $18T on federal debt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Bernie Sanders' tax and spending proposals would provide new levels of health and education benefits for American families, but they'd also blow an $18-trillion hole in federal deficits, piling on so much debt they would damage the economy. That sobering assessment comes from a

government

Obama’s towering regulatory state increases burden on taxpayers

A glance at the overall count of rules and regulations leads one to suppose regulatory burdens are decreasing. After all, since Obama took office the total number of rules and regulations appearing annually in the Federal Register has moved from 3,830 in Bush's last calendar year to

economy

Obama’s miserable economic legacy

Let's take a look at President Obama's economic legacy. The Washington Examiner opines on President Obama's remarkable claim that he saved the world economy.

congress

Puerto Rico skips bond payments, says Congress must help

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A spiraling Puerto Rico debt crisis reached a new milestone as the island commonwealth missed nearly $370 million on a bond payment Monday and officials warned of worse to come if Congress doesn't help it dig out from a mountain of $70 billion