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Heather Long

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Trump can’t have ‘drill, baby, drill’ unless prices go up

30.01.2025 10

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Heather Long

Trump’s tariffs will be costly, but that’s not the worst part

10.01.2025 100

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Making homebuilding great again

10.01.2025 10

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Heather Long

Trump is right: Congress should abolish the debt limit

20.12.2024 2

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Biden gave ‘kids for cash’ judge clemency. That’s how broken this process is.

My jaw dropped when I saw Michael Conahan, a former judge involved in a notorious “kids for cash” scandal in Pennsylvania, among the nearly 1,500...

15.12.2024 3

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A Michigan roofer’s smart plan to end the housing crisis

Bryan DeHenau spends his days fixing other people’s roofs, yet he can’t afford to buy a home of his own. At age 38, he rents an apartment with his...

07.12.2024 40

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Trump’s treasury secretary pick is a peace offering to Wall Street

Apparently, one thing that still intimidates President-elect Donald Trump: The markets. That’s the biggest takeaway from the dramatic process that...

23.11.2024 20

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The one thing that should worry Trump: The housing crisis

President-elect Donald Trump has about everything going for him lately, except this: Mortgage rates are rising again, nearing 7 percent. He got...

20.11.2024 2

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Voters sent a sharp message on the economy. Now comes the mess.

The top explanation for president-elect Donald Trump’s victory is that Americans hate inflation. Voters want to see prices go down, and they are...

09.11.2024 5

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Are Americans better off than they were four years ago?

As Election Day arrives, the data is clear: Americans are better off economically than they were four years ago. I understand many people aren’t...

04.11.2024 3

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This might be the strangest idea in the 2024 election

Does the United States need a sovereign wealth fund? Last month, Donald Trump said yes, it does. Some of President Joe Biden’s top aides agree....

31.10.2024 2

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Heather Long

How much should we be tipping?

25.10.2024 10

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Heather Long

This is a great economy. Why can’t we celebrate it?

11.10.2024 100

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The real reason 47,000 dockworkers are on strike

For the first time since 1977, dockworkers are on strike at all East Coast and Gulf Coast ports. Some 47,000 workers have stopped unloading the...

01.10.2024 100

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Does having kids make us happier?

19.09.2024 3

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Heather Long

Kamala Harris wants to try something new: ‘middle-class capitalism’

17.09.2024 50

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The U.S. economy looks fragile. There’s an easy way to fix that.

07.09.2024 10

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Heather Long

Is Kamalanomics a winning strategy?

Harris has released her economic plan, full of good and bad proposals. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Prince George's County on Aug. 15. (...

17.08.2024 20

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Finally, someone wants to buy your old office

Today’s low, low prices mean losses for some but downtown revivals for everyone. FOR USE WITH EDITORIAL-OPINION STORIES ONLY: Office space for...

16.08.2024 20

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Do the math. Recession risks add up.

This is a much different economy than a year ago. People can feel the change. A screen above the New York Stock Exchange trading floor shows the...

08.08.2024 4

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Three big ways Simone Biles changed America

Thanks to Simone Biles, it’s no longer considered a weakness to prioritize mental health. Simone Biles finishes her floor exercise at the 2024 U.S....

25.07.2024 9

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Heather Long