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Yellen Says Threats to Democracy Risk US Economic Growth, an Indirect Jab at Trump

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab...

Yellen Says Threats to Democracy Risk US Economic Growth, an Indirect Jab at Trump

WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argues that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab...

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US Employers Scaled Back Hiring in April. How That Could Let the Fed Cut Interest Rates

WASHINGTON — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently h...

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Federal Reserve Says Interest Rates Will Stay at Two-Decade High Until Inflation Further Cools

WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve on Wednesday emphasized that inflation has remained stubbornly high in recent months and said it doesn’t pl...

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US Job Openings Dip to Lowest Level in More Than 3 Years

WASHINGTON — U.S. jobs openings slid in March to the lowest level in more than three years, but stayed at historically high levels in a sign...

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Tesla’s Stock Leaps on Reports of Chinese Approval for the Company’s Driving Software

NEW YORK — Shares of Tesla stock rallied Monday after the electric vehicle maker’s CEO, Elon Musk, paid a surprise visit to Beijing ov...

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Google Parent Reports Another Quarter of Robust Growth, Rolls Out First-Ever Quarterly Dividend

Google’s corporate parent Alphabet Inc. on Thursday released a quarterly report showing it’s still reaping double-digit revenue gains from i...

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$15 a Pack for Cigarettes? It’s Happening in This US City.

MINNEAPOLIS — Smokers in Minneapolis will pay some of the highest cigarette prices in the country after the City Council voted unanimously T...

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US Growth Slows Sharply Amid High Interest Rates and Inflation

WASHINGTON — The nation’s economy slowed sharply last quarter to a 1.6% annual pace in the face of high interest rates, but consumers — the ...

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Slumping California Risks Losing World’s ‘5th Largest Economy’ Title

In 2022, analysts forecast the Golden State surpassing Germany in terms of economic growth. Analysts now think the state will lose its No. 5...

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About 1 in 4 US Adults Over 50 Say They Expect to Never Retire, an AARP Study Finds

WASHINGTON — About one-quarter of U.S. adults over age 50 say they expect to never retire and 70% are concerned about prices rising faster t...

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Fresno State Announces 2024 Graduate Deans’ Medalists

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Yellen Says Threats to Democracy Risk US Economic Growth, an Indirect Jab at Trump

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New Sea Route for Gaza Aid on Track. Treating Starving Children Is a Priority

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At Time of Rising Antisemitism, Holocaust Survivors Take on Denial and Hate in New Digital Campaign

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FUSD Trustees Name Misty Her as Interim Superintendent. National Search Yet to Start

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Gov. Newsom Appoints Judges for Fresno, Merced Counties

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Assemblymember Soria Dodges Questions About Defamation Lawsuit

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Israel Briefs US on Evacuation Plan for Palestinians Ahead of Planned Rafah Assault

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