Economy

Premie­r says a flawed foreig­n policy in the past caused the countr­y to lose its sovere­ignty and self-esteem­ … [Read more...] about Profitability, not profiteering, can shore up Pakistan’s economy: PM

Just 27 percent of Americans call the tax overhaul a good idea, while 36 percent say they disagree. Americans prefer Democrats to handle immigration, reducing gun violence, dealing with healthcare, and dealing with sexual harassment, and Republicans handle protecting America's interest on trade issues, and reducing the federal deficit. 56 percent say the White House is either "not too competent" (17 percent) or "not competent at all" (39 percent). Just 39 percent approve of the job President Donald Trump is doing compared with 57 percent who do not. The survey was conducted April 8-11 among 900 adults and has an overall margin of error of plus-minus 3.3 percentage points. … [Read more...] about NBC/WSJ Poll: Americans Prefer GOP to Handle Taxes, Economy

"The president's taken the right attack," he said. "He's gotten their attention. You see the week after we were over there that President XI [Jinping] came in and voluntarily offered to back up on some of the tariffs that they now have against the United States." … [Read more...] about Sen. Perdue: Chinese Leaders ‘Very Serious’ About Growing Economy

Dallas Woodhouse, executive director of the N.C. Republican Party, dismissed those criticisms. “Barber’s in favor of Democrats drawing districts. We’re not. Enough said. Sanders is just wrong on the tax cuts. People from all brackets have benefited and are benefiting from having less money taken out of their check by the federal government. The economy is responding.” … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders pushes for ‘a moral economy’ during Duke University visit

"There's never been a president that has faced such a concerted effort and the left and the media to discredit his economic accomplishments," said Puzder. "I wrote the book so that President Trump's supporters have the ammunition they need to fight back and be able to share underreported achievements that the president refers to. We need to get the word out with respect to those." … [Read more...] about Andy Puzder: Democratic Party ‘Openly Socialist,’ Fighting Trump Economy