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

"You have to hustle to do that, because we have so many to do," the senator said. "We don't have a free trade agreement with Japan, for example. But of the 11 that we were talking about in TPP, seven or so we have bilateral agreements with. The problem is that China right now is re-establishing their intent to pull 16 countries together in their consortium. That worries me. … [Read more...] about Sen. Perdue: Chinese Leaders ‘Very Serious’ About Growing Economy

A recent audit from the Poor People’s Campaign, “The Souls of Poor Folk,” examined current conditions and trends of the past 50 years in the United States. Findings suggest that while progress was made in the immediate aftermath of King’s death during the War on Poverty, there is plenty of room for improvement today. … [Read more...] about Bernie Sanders pushes for ‘a moral economy’ during Duke University visit

"We are in a very different situation than we were in, say, when Ronald Reagan was president or George W. Bush was president," said Puzder, while appearing on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" to promote his new book, "The Capitalist Comeback: The Trump Boom and the Left's Plot to Stop It" … [Read more...] about Andy Puzder: Democratic Party ‘Openly Socialist,’ Fighting Trump Economy