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Pivoting to clean energy can shield the US from wild gas-price swings, White House economist says
"So long as we are dependent on fossil fuels, we will be subject to these global volatile prices," …
Ben Winck
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IMF advises Pakistan not to create a preferred investors' group and to ensure transparency
The IMF has advised cash-strapped Pakistan against creating a group of preferred investors or disto…
PTI
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A 27-year-old Berkeley city council member wanted to build more affordable housing. Relentless harassment from 'left NIMBYs' pushed him to resign.
Former Berkeley city council member Rigel Robinson wanted more housing, but anti-development NIMBYs…
Ayelet Sheffey,Eliza Relman
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Bonds will weigh on gold this quarter, diversify gold holdings say experts
In a world of uncertainties, the prices of gold have held steady since April this year. That’s unti…
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers' plan to boost the child tax credit for parents would help 'hundreds of thousands of kids get out of poverty,' a top economic official says
Jared Bernstein, a White House top economist, thinks a bipartisan plan to give parents a bolstered …
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Meet Shamina Singh, US President Joe Biden's latest appointee on his Export Council
Washington, US President Joe Biden has announced his intent to appoint Shamina Singh, a prominent I…
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Trump's advisers released a 'beyond stupid' mathematical model of coronavirus deaths by a controversial economist
A slew of economists and public health experts have repudiated Kevin Hassett's model and some argue…
Eliza Relman
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White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett created a baffling 'cubic model' showing coronavirus deaths would hit 0 by May 15. It turns out he used a basic Excel function for his controversial projection.
The model had sparked a storm of criticism among outside economists who called it "utterly superfic…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Joe Biden names Indian American Bharat Ramamurti as National Economic Council member
Ramamurti is the Managing Director of the Corporate Power programme at the Roosevelt Institute…
PTI
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House lawmakers could have as few as 12 working days to raise the debt ceiling before Americans experience an economically catastrophic default
The US could hit the debt ceiling as soon as June 1. But Congress's truncated work schedule makes a…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Gender parity is 135 years away, unless we speed up progress in politics and economics, according to a World Economic Forum panel
A recent World Economic Forum report said it will take 135 years to close the global gender gap if …
Parisa Hashempour
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Trump's top economic adviser just made a unique fashion statement at the World Economic Forum
Kudlow was spotted wearing the boots at a meeting between Trump and President of the European Commi…
Bryan Pietsch
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'I'm not the chairman of the Council of Twitter Advisers': Top White House economic adviser admits Trump made incorrect claim about the economy
Hassett told reporters the GDP growth rate is higher than the unemployment rate for the first time …
John Haltiwanger
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Larry Kudlow is being considered to chair the Council of Economic Advisers
The council sits within the executive office and advises the president on economic policy.More to c…
Bob Bryan
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Policymakers need to rethink the way we measure economic success in America, according to Clinton and Obama's chief economic adviser Gene Sperling
Gene Sperling says policymakers should be aiming to create economic dignity for everyone as opposed…
Sara Silverstein
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'It was awful': Top Trump adviser Larry Kudlow referred to the pandemic in the past tense on a day the US recorded 1,147 COVID-19 deaths
"Then came a once-in-100-year pandemic. It was awful. Health and economic impacts were tragic," Kud…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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A top Trump economic adviser says the next wave of stimulus checks should go to 'people who lost their jobs and are most in need'
The comments from Larry Kudlow suggest the top economic adviser favors tightening eligibility for a…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Alan Krueger, economic adviser to Obama and Clinton, dies at 58
An avid music fan, Krueger posted about rock legends including Bruce Springsteen on Twitter and wov…
Bob Bryan,Reuters
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A former top Trump adviser says partial economic shutdowns may be needed as 'some places are too open'
Kevin Hassett, former economic adviser to Trump, said partial lockdowns could help contain the viru…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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The misery index: An economic indicator that measures the financial well-being of the a country's citizens
The misery index uses simple factors such as inflation and unemployment rates to explain a country'…