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News Articles: Economy

President-elect Donald Trump has not yet been sworn in but he and his close adviser Elon Musk are already wielding power in Washington.

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GOP stop-gap bill fails, bringing potential shutdown closer. And, NPR's guide to dance

Congress has until midnight tonight to avoid a government shutdown after House Republicans were unable to pass a stop-gap funding bill yesterday. And, tips to improve your dance moves.

December 20, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023.

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  • News

Possible government shutdown looms. And, tips to help with seasonal depression

Possible holiday government shutdown looms as President-elect Donald Trump and advisers like Elon Musk object to bipartisan spending bill. And, simple ways to help with seasonal depression.

December 19, 2024
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  • Brittney Melton
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and his colleagues lowered their benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter percentage point. That will make it cheaper to get a car loan, finance a business or carry a balance on your credit card.

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  • Business

The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates again -- but hints at fewer cuts next year

The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point — but stocks slumped after policymakers projected fewer rate cuts next year as inflation remains elevated.

December 18, 2024
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  • Scott Horsley
Matthew Atha does steel work at Ironworkers Local 29 during an apprenticeship in Dayton, Ohio.

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  • Education

Apprenticeships are a trending alternative to college — but there's a hitch

Apprenticeships are becoming a popular alternative to college as a career path. But demand is outpacing the supply of employers who offer them.

December 17, 2024
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  • Jon Marcus
Holiday medicine

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  • Health

How the holidays could be affecting your medical care

A new study suggests that holidays can affect your provider's decision making.

December 17, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Unionized grocery store workers rally to oppose the proposed merger between Kroger and Albertsons outside a Ralph's supermarket in Los Angeles in 2023. On Wednesday, Albertsons said it was giving up on the deal after it was blocked by two courts.

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  • Business

Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger

The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in both federal and Washington state courts.

December 11, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
A shopper pushes a cart through a Kroger supermarket in Newport, Ky.

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  • Business

Kroger and Albertsons grocery megamerger halted by two courts

Two rulings — in federal and state courts — make it increasingly likely that Kroger might abandon its $24.6 billion plan to buy Albertsons. The merger aimed to combine two of America's largest supermarket chains.

December 11, 2024
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  • Alina Selyukh
One of the scale models of a mixed residential/retail development created by Kennesaw State University students for Macon's Greenwood Bottom.

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  • Economy

For Kennesaw State students, listening is the first step in revitalizing Macon’s Greenwood Bottom

Being left out of your town's downtown revitalization boom time doesn't feel great. A collaboration between Kennesaw State University's architecture program and leaders in Macon is focused on listening to residents and spreading the growing wealth.

 

December 10, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
From left, economists John Silvia and Ben Ayers speak at the University of Georgia’s 2025 Economic Outlook kickoff event. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Economy

UGA economists peer into crystal ball and see slowing Georgia economy in 2025

Georgia’s economic growth could slow down in the new year, University of Georgia economists predict, but Georgia could fare better than the nation as a whole, even as questions loom about the financial policies of President-elect Donald Trump.

December 09, 2024
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  • Ross Williams
The container ship Adrian Maersk sails past the riverboat Georgia Queen on the Savannah River.

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  • Economy

Georgia Ports CEO ambivalent over future Trump tariffs' effect on U.S. trade

Looming tariffs are casting uncertainty over trade at Georgia's two ports.

December 03, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks through the lobby of the Delta Hotel by Marriott in West Palm Beach, Fla., on Saturday.

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  • Politics

Canada's Trudeau says he had an 'excellent conversation' with Trump after tariffs threat

The Canadian prime minister's meeting with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago came after the president-elect's threat to impose tariffs on two of America's leading trade partners raised alarms.

November 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
The Massacre of Chinese Americans at Rock Springs, Wyoming. Illustration by Thure de Thulstrup. Published in Harper's Weekly, September 26, 1885.

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  • Economy

The price America paid for its first big immigration crackdown

The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first significant crackdown on immigration in American history. We explore the factors that led to the Act and examine what happened to the economy after it passed.

November 27, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
Angel Irving, second from right, talks with Atlanta landscape architect and planner Lauren Standish, right, during a community meeting Thursday about the proposed East Bank redevelopment project at the old Bibb Mill site. Irving said as the project goes forward, she wants assurances that on site jobs are open to local workers.

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  • Economy

East Macon residents ask developers to keep an eye out for them in the East Bank Project

Residents of a part of Macon targeted for ambitious redevelopment don't want the progress to leave them behind.

November 22, 2024
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  • Grant Blankenship
Officials in Dublin, Ga. compared Hurricane Helene to a once in a generation bomb knocking down trees--and knocking out power— across all of the city about 50 miles east of Macon.

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  • Environment

Georgia will see more natural disasters. How are state leaders preparing for the next one?

To move on to long-term recovery, communities affected by recent hurricanes will need further support from the state and federal government.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Illustration depicting Chinese laborers clearing snow on the Pacific Railroad in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Dated 19th century.

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  • National

America's first major immigration crackdown and the making and breaking of the West

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a backlash that led to the first major immigration clampdown in U.S. history.

November 19, 2024
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  • Greg Rosalsky
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