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Income and Wealth Gaps US 2025- Top 10 percent support 50 percent of consumer spending in 2024
02/24/2025
Top 20 percent in the US have $1.2 trillion in excess income savings and increased Net Worth to $35 trillion from 2019 to 2025. Bottom 80 percent have about $300 billion in excess income savings and increased Net Worth to $14 trillion in that period.
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The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
WSJ 02/24/2025
Kamala Harris Agenda to Lower Costs for American Families
08/17/2024
A series of Actions from Kamala Harris to Cut Costs for American Families in Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals prices, Grocery prices, Housing and Rental prices. This is critical for families struggling from paycheck to paycheck.
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Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget 08/17/2024
The White House 08/17/2024
Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy
NYTimes.com 08/17/2024
The White House 08/17/2024
The White House 08/17/2024
Remarks by Vice President Harris at a Campaign Event in Raleigh, NC | The White House
The White House 08/17/2024
The Biden presidency and campaign January 2024 -about one year before America sets its path to 2030
02/06/2024
Grouped Articles
No One Is Happy About the Border. We Asked Mayorkas What Went Wrong.
NYTimes.com 02/06/2024
Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary for presidential nomination
The Guardian 02/04/2024
WSJ Opinion: The Republicans’ Border Crisis
WSJ 02/05/2024
Kamala Harris Bolsters Biden for 2024 and Lays Groundwork for 2028
NYTimes.com 02/03/2024
What the Data Says About Republicans Who Won’t Vote for Trump
WSJ 02/02/2024
Jobs Growth of 353,000 Blasts Past Expectations as Labor Market Stays Hot
WSJ 02/02/2024
Biden $1.9 trillion aid and US economic rebound by 2022
03/11/2021
The Biden aid package for $1.9 trillion, with over 50% going to ordinary Americans hit hardest by the coronavirus, leads to new optimism about an American economic rebound. The package cleared the US Congress on March 10, 2021. By the end of 2022 the OECD forecast is for a US economy that is larger than forecast before the pandemic.
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New Stimulus Package Brings Big Benefits to the Middle Class
NYTimes.com 03/11/2021
With Relief Plan, Biden Takes on a New Role: Crusader for the Poor
NYTimes.com 03/11/2021
Triumphant Joe Biden secures $1.9trn bailout rescue deal
The Times 03/11/2021
Unexpected U.S. Growth Surge Could Unbalance Fragile Global Economy
WSJ 03/09/2021
China’s Rise Drives a U.S. Experiment in Industrial Policy
WSJ 03/10/2021
America’s Battery-Powered Car Hopes Ride on Lithium. One Producer Paves the Way.
WSJ 03/09/2021
The vision of the European Union alive and well - Macron and Merkel in June 2020 responding to the pandemic
06/06/2020
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Europe’s big two kiss and make up for pandemic rescue deal
The Guardian 06/06/2020
Great American Revival Industry Task Force
04/15/2020
The Trump Business task force has two tasks. How to respond to the economic damage from coronavirus and how to reopen the economy. The president is fine with reopening parts of the economy at a time, with the federal government working together with state governors - the least risk ones going first, the most risk ones coming last done on the advice of health experts. Testing and virus tracking are key issues in reopening the economy with systems that are both efficient and reliable needed for public to have confidence.
Grouped Articles
Business Leaders Urge Trump to Dramatically Increase Coronavirus Testing
WSJ 04/15/2020
False tradeoff between economy and lockdowns- the pandemic economics of the 1918 pandemic
04/06/2020
Grouped Articles
Opinion | Bet Big on Treatments for Coronavirus
WSJ 04/05/2020
The U.S. response in the trade war with China
05/15/2019
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Here’s how the U.S.-China trade war could end
POLITICO 05/15/2019
Dow Sheds 800 in Biggest Drop of Year
WSJ 08/14/2019
U.S., China to Sign Deal Easing Trade Tensions
WSJ 01/15/2020
China's slowing economy in 2019 with sharply lower consumer spending
01/03/2019
Grouped Articles
Apple Warning: Seven Charts That Show the Pressure on China’s Consumers
WSJ 01/03/2019
Chinese Consumers Curb Spending, Likely Deepening Slowdown
WSJ 01/03/2019
Corporate China Faces Wave of Losses
WSJ 02/01/2019
Amazon and U.S. wages
10/23/2018
Grouped Articles
When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated.
New York Times 10/23/2018
Amazon India
05/09/2018
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Flipkart: a rare defensive bid by Amazon?
The Hindu 05/06/2018
India Looks to Curb U.S. Tech Giants’ Power
WSJ 08/13/2018
Opinion | Politics May Trip Up Amazon and Walmart in India
WSJ 01/10/2019
Nike and failed policies for women employees
04/05/2018
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Nike’s HR Chief Says Company Fails to Promote Enough Women, Minorities—Memo
WSJ 04/04/2018
Inside Nike, a Boys-Club Culture and Flawed HR
WSJ 04/01/2018
Inside Nike, Women Staffers Circulated Survey About Workplace Behavior
WSJ 03/19/2018
Corporate America and stagnant wage growth 2008-2018
02/28/2018
Grouped Articles
Opinion | Corporate America Is Suppressing Wages for Many Workers
The New York Times 02/28/2018
Trump’s Tax Cuts in Hand, Companies Spend More on Themselves Than on Wages
The New York Times 02/26/2018
Boom in Share Buybacks Renews Question of Who Wins From Tax Cuts
WSJ 03/01/2018
Action to cut single use plastic bags and packaging 2025
11/27/2024
Efforts to end the use of single use plastics that are a threat to health and the environment, land, rivers and oceans. The use of plastic water bottles has worsened the crisis. Supermarkets are slow in the US to ban plastic bags showing need for prudent regulation. Talks in Busan, South Korea, in Nov 2024 to find a solution to the plastics proliferation crisis. The plastics industry including plastics makers and recycling companies say things are under control with recycling goals, yet reports show only 30% of plastics is being recycled each year in 2024, and going back to the beginning of plastics 2 decades back only about 10% has been recycled.
Grouped Articles
Inside the Plastic Industry’s Battle to Win Over Hearts and Minds
NYTimes.com 11/27/24
Washington Post 06/10/24
China Tries to Stem the Flow of Its Plastic Waste
WSJ 01/20/20
Plastic Water Bottles, Which Enabled a Drinks Boom, Now Threaten a Crisis
WSJ 12/12/18
New York Businesses Anticipate Plastic-Bag Ban
WSJ 02/27/20
Supermarkets in France forced to ditch plastic and set up ‘refill stations’ selling unpackaged goods
The Times 04/01/21
Biden and labor unions, women, the middle class in Jan 2024- one year before America chooses its path to 2030
02/06/2024
Grouped Articles
Biden Joins Autoworkers on Picket Line in Michigan
NYTimes.com 09/27/23
Trump’s pitch for autoworker votes in car heartland is short on autoworkers
The Guardian 09/28/23
How Abortion Lifted Democrats, and More Takeaways From Tuesday’s Elections
NYTimes.com 11/08/23
Trump’s biggest Iowa gains are in evangelical areas, smallest wins in cities
Washington Post 01/16/24
The U.S. Economy Depends More Than Ever on Rich People
WSJ 02/24/25
Starmer's Plan for Britain- "A bold and reforming Labor government that will bring about real change."
05/03/2023
Starmer describes his bold plans for education, housing, healthcare, climate change and renewable energy, that he hopes will be felt for generations.
Grouped Articles
Keir Starmer: ‘I want Labour to be the party of home ownership’
The Guardian 05/03/23
The Guardian 05/02/23
Keir Starmer prepares for his moment of truth in battle for the blue wall
04/30/23
‘Stand by every word’: Keir Starmer defends attack ad on Rishi Sunak
The Guardian 04/09/23
Labour could win big with shift to right on social issues, says thinktank
The Guardian 01/20/23
Jeff Bezos and Andy Jassy of Amazon- the growth story of cloud computing and online retail
02/04/2021
Grouped Articles
Andy Jassy’s Climb to Amazon CEO Shows the Cloud’s Rising Power
WSJ 02/03/21
Jeff Bezos Exits as CEO, but His Role at Amazon Will Likely Little Change
WSJ 02/04/21
Jeff Bezos to stand down as Amazon chief executive
The Times 02/04/21
Profile: Andy Jassy, the new Amazon boss taking over from Jeff Bezos
The Times 02/04/21
Amazon: End of an era but also the dawn of a new day
The Times 02/04/21
Great American Revival Industry Task Force
04/15/2020
The Trump Business task force has two tasks. How to respond to the economic damage from coronavirus and how to reopen the economy. The president is fine with reopening parts of the economy at a time, with the federal government working together with state governors - the least risk ones going first, the most risk ones coming last done on the advice of health experts. Testing and virus tracking are key issues in reopening the economy with systems that are both efficient and reliable needed for public to have confidence.
Grouped Articles
Business Leaders Urge Trump to Dramatically Increase Coronavirus Testing
WSJ 04/15/20
Millions of Europeans Are on Paid Leave. Governments Are Picking Up The Tab.
WSJ 04/22/20
Taking stock of the economic damage from coronavirus in April 2020- America
04/13/2020
Airlines, automobiles and retail are some of the worst hit industries.
Grouped Articles
How Coronavirus Spread Through Corporate America
WSJ 04/13/20
The Critical Variable in Keeping Coronavirus in Check
WSJ 04/20/20
Millions of Europeans Are on Paid Leave. Governments Are Picking Up The Tab.
WSJ 04/22/20
The $2 trillion aid plan passed by the U.S. Congress in March 2020 as a response to the coronavirus crisis
03/26/2020
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The $2 Trillion Plan to Help the Economy - The Journal. - WSJ Podcasts
WSJ 03/26/20
Sharply lower consumer spending in China in 2018-2019
01/03/2019
Grouped Articles
Chinese Consumers Curb Spending, Likely Deepening Slowdown
WSJ 01/03/19
Amazon cashierless technology at its Go grocery stores
12/03/2018
Grouped Articles
Amazon Tests Its Cashierless Technology for Bigger Stores
WSJ 12/02/18
Amazon's $15 per hour wage for 250,000 workers in 2018
10/03/2018
Grouped Articles
Amazon to Raise Its Minimum U.S. Wage to $15 an Hour
WSJ 10/02/18
When Sears Flourished, So Did Workers. At Amazon, It’s More Complicated.
New York Times 10/23/18
WalMart's planned acquisition of FlipKart in 2018
05/04/2018
Grouped Articles
Walmart Takes on Amazon With $15 Billion Bid for Stake in India’s Flipkart
WSJ 05/04/18
Flipkart: a rare defensive bid by Amazon?
The Hindu 05/06/18
Nike's boy's club culture
04/01/2018
Grouped Articles
Inside Nike, a Boys-Club Culture and Flawed HR
WSJ 04/01/18
Inside Nike, Women Staffers Circulated Survey About Workplace Behavior
WSJ 03/19/18
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