Scott Horsley
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Business
Government Watchdog Flips On Dollar Coin
In a turnaround, congressional analysts are no longer recommending a phaseout of paper dollars in favor a dollar coin. Paper money is lasting longer because of cashless transactions.
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Politics
The Latest On Trump's Plans To Appoint Political Allies To The Federal Reserve Board
For the second time in as many weeks, President Trump has announced plans to put a political ally on the board of the Federal Reserve. Trump complains Fed policies have slowed economic growth.
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National
U.S. Jobs Rebound To Solid Growth; Unemployment Holds At 3.8 Percent
Employers added 196,000 jobs in March, bouncing back from February's weak growth, the Labor Department said Friday. The jobless rate was unchanged at nearly 50-year lows.
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Business
Say It One More Time: The Economy Is Slowing
The U.S. economy grew more slowly at the end of 2018 than initially thought. "GDP growth is slowing from unsustainable rates," one economist says. The slowdown is expected to continue this year.
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Politics
Economists Forecast Stephen Moore Wouldn't Be Good For Fed Post
President Trump's pick for a seat on the Federal Reserve is drawing mounting criticism from economists of all stripes. Moore says he has the right experience, but critics fault his track record.
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Business
What It Means That A Possible Recession Signal Flashed On Wall Street Last Week
A possible recession signal flashed on Friday. It's called an inverted yield curve. Many economists believe that when yields on long and short term treasury debt invert, a downturn is likely to follow.
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Politics
Ex-White House Economist Alan Krueger Dies; Saw Lessons For Economy In Rock Music
Princeton economist Alan Krueger, who served in the Obama White House, has died. Krueger's research interests included the minimum wage, the opioid epidemic and rock 'n' roll. He was 58.
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Politics
Trump vetoes Congress on border wall
President Trump used his veto pen for the first time Friday. GOP senators who bucked the president in Thursday's vote said they did so to preserve congressional control over government spending.
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Politics
Plane groundings test Boeing's influence in Washington, D.C.
For decades, Boeing has worked to ingratiate itself with regulators and policymakers. That effort could be important as the company responds to a pair of deadly crashes.
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Politics
Federal Government Grounds All Boeing 737 Max 8 Jets As Investigation Continues
President Trump called it a difficult decision to ground the Boeing plane involved in the deadly crash in Ethiopia. As the biggest U.S. exporter, Boeing carries a lot of weight in Washington.