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US retail sales bounce around in a whipsaw trade environment

US retail sales bounce around in a whipsaw trade environment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumers picked up their spending in June after an earlier pullback, despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of the U.S. economy. Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6...

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Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters

Trump’s attacks on Powell threaten the Fed’s independence. Here’s why it matters

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has opened up a new front in his attack on the Federal Reserve and its chair, Jerome Powell: He says the alledged mismanagement of a building renovation pr...

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One Tech Tip: All the ways to unsubscribe after ‘click-to-cancel’ was blocked

One Tech Tip: All the ways to unsubscribe after ‘click-to-cancel’ was blocked

NEW YORK (AP) — A “click-to-cancel” rule, which would have made it easier for consumers to end unwanted subscriptions, has been blocked by a federal appeals court days before it was set to go into...

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Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports

Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in Texas removed a Biden-era finalized rule by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed medical debt from credit reports. U.S. District Cou...

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A rally for Alphabet helps offset Tesla’s tumble and nudges Wall Street to more records

A rally for Alphabet helps offset Tesla’s tumble and nudges Wall Street to more records

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street inched to more records on Thursday as gains for Alphabet and artificial-intelligence stocks helped make up for Tesla ’s steep tumble. The S&P 500 added 0.1% to its ...

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Trump notching up trade deals, but will it pay off for American consumers

Trump notching up trade deals, but will it pay off for American consumers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is getting his way with the world economy. Trading partners from the European Union to Japan to Vietnam appear to be acceding to the president’s demands to...

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