I'm a Gen Z welder. This job kills your body, but I'm earning $2,000 a week and getting ripped doing it.

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Elizabeth is a welder based in Alberta, who chose to go into a trade job over a corporate role.

Elizabeth

The 10 highest-paying blue-collar construction jobs in the US

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Photo of engineers working on a construction site in the evening.
Trade jobs like electric power-line installers can earn over $80,000 annually in the US.

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How the economy will change under Trump vs Biden

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Joe Biden and Donald Trump look forward
Polls show that no other issue comes close to the economy as voters weigh President Joe Biden's reelection or sending former President Donald Trump back to the White House.

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The US dollar has become so weaponized that central banks are snapping up politically-neutral gold

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A gold seller examines golden ornaments before trading at a gold shop in Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand, 10 March 2022.
Gold prices are at record highs as the precious metal is increasingly valued as a politically neutral, safe asset.

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China's footprint in global supply chains will grow no matter who wins the US presidential election: analysts

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GOP presidential nominee frontrunner Donald Trump, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and US President Joe Biden, who is also the Democratic Party's presidential nominee frontrunner.

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The US is preparing to hit back at China's glut of cheap solar panels by targeting its allies

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This photo taken on Jan. 4, 2024 shows solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.
Solar panels installed on the roof of a residential house in Berlin, Germany.

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The Jamie Dimon manifesto

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Jamie Dimon

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The US-China relationship appears to be warming up, but Russia could still be a sticking point

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Janet Yellen shaking hands with Li Qiang in a room with ornate flooring and a mural on the wall behind them.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen meeting Chinese Premier Li Qiang at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday.

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The world is scarred from China shock 1.0. They're not about to let 2.0 happen so easily.

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china shock

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The Baltimore bridge disaster is just the latest knock to global shipping and trade

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The Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday.
The Dali crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024.

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