Western countries are lining up to name and shame China for overproduction

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The West hits out at China's industrial overcapacity, taking aim at the hot new green sectors of electric vehicles, lithium batteries, and solar panels.

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China's gold rush shows the Chinese still have money to spend — they're just not into Starbucks or Gucci

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China's gold rush has sent gold prices to record highs.

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Baby boomers are approaching 'peak burden' on the economy

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  • The baby-boomer "time bomb" is finally upon us, economists say.
  • All boomers will be at least 65 soon, the generation's point of "peak burden" on the economy.
  • Future generations can take solace in the fact that no boomer-size generations are in the making.

A time bomb has been ticking in the US.

American parents with young children say they haven't felt this financially insecure in nearly a decade. Here's why.

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The percentage of parents with children under 18 who felt "financially okay" has declined.

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Living on $25,000: ALICEs who live paycheck to paycheck explain how they scrape together enough food to get by

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Many low-income Americans are struggling to pay for basic necessities, like groceries.

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The 50 best places to live in the US, mapped

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Naples, Florida, is the best city to live in the US, according to U.S. News & World Report. Many of the top places to live are in Florida and other southeastern states.

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NYC hotel rooms are averaging over $300 a night as many hotels exclusively house migrants, reducing supply during a tourism boom

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Midtown Manhattan.

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2 Yale researchers are pulling back the curtain on Russia's sanctions-stricken economy — and it's landed them on a list of Putin's enemies

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Jeffery Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian have landed themselves on a list of sanctioned individuals for their work shining a light on Russia's economic situation.

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Three gig workers explain how they got deactivated on apps from Doordash to Walmart's Spark

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Some gig workers have had to deal with having their accounts deactivated.

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Recession will strike this year with 21 states flashing red already, top economist says

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The economy will sink into recession by the end of the year, says Piper Sandler's top economist.

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