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If California wealth tax passes, other blue states may adopt similar measures

Zach Halaschak · October 17, 2026 8:11 am

Protesters march against the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, France on Sept. 29. (Jean-Francois Badias/AP Photo)

Why France’s financial crisis foreshadows what will come in the US without King Dollar and reform

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Wage growth lags inflation, making the affordability crisis feel even more acute

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Is the US bond market more scared of the government’s deficit than inflation itself?

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, left, and President Donald Trump, right. (Washington Examiner Illustration/Getty Images/Alex Brandon/AP)

Fed expected to raise interest rates again, against Trump’s wishes

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

‘Trying to hang on’: Trade war, ethanol rules batter American farmers

Melissa Quinn September 6, 2019 3:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

A ‘Built-in GoFundMe’

Melissa Quinn August 23, 2019 3:00 am

A slow-motion crisis: Student loan debt exacts mounting toll on US economy

James Langford August 23, 2019 3:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Trump’s latest broadside in Chinese trade war is mostly symbolic

James Langford August 9, 2019 3:00 am

Ski shops fear new Trump tariffs will be knockout blow for industry

Melissa Quinn August 9, 2019 3:00 am

Capital One hack may force hearings, but little more

James Langford August 2, 2019 3:00 am

Facebook fine disappoints

Melissa Quinn August 2, 2019 3:00 am

California quakes drive emergency supply sales

Melissa Quinn July 19, 2019 3:00 am

Facebook’s biggest crypto problem may be its own reputation

James Langford July 19, 2019 3:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Trump can’t block Twitter critics, courts say

James Langford July 12, 2019 3:00 am

A Prime Day for an Amazon workers’ strike

Melissa Quinn July 12, 2019 3:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 18, 2010 file photo, an Amazon.com package is prepared for shipment by a United Parcel Service (UPS) driver in Palo Alto, Calif. States could force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes under a bill that the Senate advanced on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File)

Winter sports industry feels tariff chill

Melissa Quinn July 5, 2019 9:00 pm