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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2020 file photo, Zeida Hernandez, of Tampa, Fla., left, makes Factory Throwout cigars using an antique hand-operated cigar machine at the J.C. Newman Cigar Co., Tampa's last cigar factory, in Fla.
(Douglas R. Clifford/Tampa Bay Times via AP)
AP News
February 01, 2021 - 10:19 am

Manufacturing Grows But Slows

US factories grew in January, but at a slower pace
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a House Financial Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020.
(Greg Nash/Pool via AP)
AP News
December 16, 2020 - 2:12 pm

No Big Fed Changes

Fed keeps rate near zero; sees brighter economy in 2021
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Tucker Carlson interviewing Tony Bobulinski
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Jeff Katz
October 28, 2020 - 5:32 pm

Hunter Biden's Ex-Business Associate Speaks Out On 'Tucker Carlson Tonight'

Former Hunter Biden Business Partner Tony Bobulinski spoke to Tucker Carlson on Tuesday about the Biden family's dealings in China. Click here to watch the full interview!
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FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2019, file photo, women peer in the front door of Lord & Taylor's flagship Fifth Avenue store which closed for good in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
(AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)
AP News
August 03, 2020 - 9:43 am

Lord & Taylor Seeks Bankruptcy Protection

Lord & Taylor, America's oldest retailer, is seeking bankruptcy protection.
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Nick Gavrilides, the owner of the Soup Spoon, poses at one of his two restaurants in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, July 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
(AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
WRVA News
July 28, 2020 - 12:58 pm

Businesses Struggling to Stay Afloat during Pandemic

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Business Writer Restaurants, bars and other merchants struggling to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic are desperately reaching out for a lifeline from insurers that in turn contend they are being miscast as potential saviors. Shutdowns and crowd restrictions imposed...
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Shoppers pass through an affluent shopping district in Beijing on Tuesday, July 14, 2020.
(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
AP News
July 15, 2020 - 11:42 pm

Chinese Economy Growing Again

China's economy grows 3.2% as virus lockdowns lifted
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FILE - In this Monday, May 25, 2020 file photo, people stroll at Trocadero square near the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
(AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
AP News
June 27, 2020 - 7:17 am

Europe Pares Visitors List

EU narrows down border list, US unlikely to make the cut
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A TUI X3 2312 Duesseldorf-Mallorca flight passenger talks to the press at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Monday, June 15, 2020.
(AP Photo/Joan Mateu)
AP News
June 24, 2020 - 1:25 pm

Europe Probably Reopening Without Americans

US citizens likely to be left out as Europe reopens borders
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FILE - In this Tuesday, March 3, 2020 file photo, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses during a news conference to discuss an announcement from the Federal Open Market Committee, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
AP News
June 10, 2020 - 2:08 pm

No Rate Hike In Sight

Fed to keep buying bonds and sees no rate hike through 2022
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A woman walks into a closing Gordmans store, Thursday, May 28, 2020, in St. Charles, Mo. Stage Stores, which owns Gordmans, is closing all its stores and has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
(AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
AP News
May 29, 2020 - 10:27 am

US Consumer Spending Sinks by Record 13.6% in Face of Virus

U.S. consumer spending plunged by a record-shattering 13.6% in April as the viral pandemic shuttered businesses.
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