What the Baltimore bridge collapse means for the US economy

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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 Tuesday.

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Canada's First Nations are building the densest neighborhood in the country by reclaiming their ancestral land and defying NIMBYs

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A rendering of the Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver, Canada.
A rendering of the Sen̓áḵw development in Vancouver, Canada.

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Here's how much more Americans are spending on basic monthly bills compared to 5 years ago

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Car insurance rates are at a 50-year high. Here's 3 ways you can keep your costs low, according to an expert

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Car insurance rates are at a 50-year high, largely due to post-pandemic crash rates and climate change.

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What everyone's getting wrong about the housing market

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While it may be uncomfortable right now, there's a good chance that homebuyers' prospects won't get better anytime soon.

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A Fed rate cut could actually mean bad news for stocks, analyst says

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U.S. Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the headquarters of the Federal Reserve on December 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced today that interest rates will remain unchanged.

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There's no reason why the Fed should cut rates right now, JPMorgan market strategist says

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Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference after a Federal Open Market Committee meeting on July 26, 2023 at the Federal Reserve in Washington, DC. The Federal Reserve announced that it will raise the interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point, bringing the benchmark borrowing rate to a range of 5.25% and 5.5%.

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The Fed is going to make inflation worse with rate-cut promises, former central banker says

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Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on 'The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress', at Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.

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Runaway government debt could sink markets and slam the economy, 2 watchdogs warn

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Interest payments are costing the government more.

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3 things America can do to solve its retirement crisis, according to BlackRock chief Larry Fink

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Many Americans nearing retirement age have nothing set aside to pay for their lives after they stop working.

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