Harris breaks from ‘Bidenomics’ in North Carolina
The vice president makes her pitch in North Carolina, where Democrats have long hoped to flip the closely divided state. Source link
Why This Jobs Report Could Be the Most Pivotal One in Years
It’s tough to overstate how much hinges on Friday’s employment update, from the path for interest rates to the economic outlook. Source link
Japan Tries to Reclaim Its Clout as a Global Tech Leader
Japanese chip companies are tapping billions of dollars and collaborating with foreign firms as part of new government policies that look outward. Source link
Harris goes after Trump on economy and inflation in new ad
The vice president is trying to shore up the affordability argument. Source link
U.S. Job Market Shifts to Lower Gear
Employers added 142,000 jobs in August, fewer than economists had expected, and previous months were revised downward. Source link
Trump, Harris lay out tax plans with trillions of dollars on the line
With a huge swath of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts set to expire at the end of next year, the presidential candidates are putting down markers on the issue. Source link
Why Low Layoff Numbers Don’t Mean the Labor Market Is Strong
Past economic cycles show that unemployment starts to tick up ahead of a recession, with wide-scale layoffs coming only later. Source link
Vance warns of China’s influence during Michigan rally
Vance’s rally Tuesday was the first of a series of events in Rust Belt swing states that he and Trump are visiting this week. Source link
For the Fed, a Sign That the Job Market Is Cooling but Not Cracking
Fed officials are hurtling toward a rate cut this month, but Friday’s jobs data left their options open on the size of that reduction. Source link
How Republicans and Democrats paint starkly different pictures of America
This summer’s conventions featured strongly diverging visions of the future — and the present. Source link