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

The discussion at Duke Chapel was initially scheduled for Jan. 19 — shortly after Martin Luther King Jr. Day — but was postponed to Thursday night because of a looming budget vote that had prevented Sanders from traveling. As Sanders and Barber highlighted their visions for bridging socioeconomic and racial divides, they reflected on the progress that has been made since King died 50 years ago. … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders pushes for ‘a moral economy’ during Duke University visit

"The situation has changed so dramatically, has gone from an economy where workers couldn't find employment to a situation now, where the biggest problem facing is employers can't find enough qualified workers to fill the job openings that exist," said Puzder. … [Read more...] about Andy Puzder: Democratic Party ‘Openly Socialist,’ Fighting Trump Economy