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

In the audit, the Poor People’s Campaign argues the nation’s “social fabric is stretched thin by widening income inequality, while politicians criminalize the poor, fan the flames of racism and xenophobia to divide the poor, and steal from the poor to give tax breaks to our richest neighbors and budget increases to a bloated military.” … [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