Top global risk in 2020? U.S. politics, experts say
This marks the first time domestic politics has topped Eurasia Group's list of the year's biggest risks.
Economy
California's gig worker law makes small biz rethink staffing
Companies hiring California freelancers must be able to prove the contractors really are working for themselves.
Many company tax rates fell to 11.3% under Trump cuts
Many profitable Fortune 500 corporations pay far less than the nominal tax rate of 21%, study finds
Goldman Sachs: Unemployment rate to drop to near 70-year low
Top Wall Street economist says odds of a recession next year in U.S. have fallen to just 1 in 5.
Almost half of Americans work in low-wage jobs
The low-wage workforce is part of every local U.S. economy, but it takes the biggest toll in the South and West.
European leaders say outlook is dimming as U.S.-China trade war continues
Less that half of large businesses in Europe say they expect to add more workers in the next six months
Millennials are the biggest — but poorest — generation
Millennials have only a sliver of America's financial pie compared to what baby boomers had at the same age
Trump and Powell get together to talk interest rates
Jerome Powell visits White House for a chat with the president who has called U.S. central bankers "boneheads"
70% of Americans say they are struggling financially
"Income is not keeping pace with expenses," expert says in noting the prevalence of financial hardships
Trump touts wage growth in Economic Club of New York speech
Donald Trump claims typical U.S. worker's wages have jumped $10,000 during his presidency
Ultra-low unemployment is problem in parts of U.S.
Vermont and Maine have among the lowest jobless rates in the country—now some local employers can't find workers
Kids of immigrants show greater economic gains than U.S.-born
Mobility for recent immigrants is just as high as those who moved from Western Europe a century ago, researchers found
U.S. economic growth slows to 1.9% in the third quarter
Yet the economy grew faster than economists expected, fueled by healthy consumer spending
Opioid epidemic cost U.S. more than $600 billion over 4 years
Along with ruining lives, the public health crisis has had a devastating impact on the nation's economy
Bank lending slows, heightening recession fears
Big banks reporting weaker lending even as the Federal Reserve has lowered interest rates to stoke economic growth
GM strike "threatens to put everything in a spiral"
In Warren, Michiigan, fears for the local economy amid longest nationwide UAW strike against GM in over decade
Worker pay is stagnant — economists blame robots
Automation is eroding employees' bargaining power, hurting their wages despite rising productivity
Tariff and impeachment news hit stock market
Uncertainty in Washington and new tariffs against Europe are more bad news for the Dow, which whipsawed Thursday
The U.S. economy's most important sector is weakening
In an ominous sign, a slump in manufacturing is spreading to other crucial parts of the economy
U.S. Agriculture Secretary: Family farms might not survive
"In America, the big get bigger and the small go out," Sonny Perdue told dairy farmers in Wisconsin
Global trade may slow to weakest pace since Great Recession
The World Trade Organization said it revised its forecast downward due to a "darkening outlook" for trade
Slowing U.S. economy compounds Trump's political woes
A range of signals suggests economic growth is stalling, magnifying concerns for the White House
U.S. income inequality at highest level in more than 50 years
Gap between rich and poor is widening even as the economy extends its record period of growth
America's white working class is the smallest it's ever been
Non-college educated whites are at an all-time low as a share of the U.S. population — the implications are vast
Most of the world's richest families expect a recession in 2020
Survey of world's richest households finds they're fretting about an economic slump, hacking and climate change
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