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The unemployment rate for black workers fell from 7.2 percent to 6.8 percent in the month, beating the previous low of 7 percent set in April 2000. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Economy

Black unemployment rate falls to lowest on record

January 5, 2018 2:39 pm

Forecasters had expected around 190,000 new jobs. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

Economy

Economy adds 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment steady at 4.1 percent

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January 5, 2018 1:31 pm

A least a few members of the Federal Reserve system said at the December monetary policy meeting that they were interested in studying alternatives to the Fed's current regime. (iStock)

Economy

Fed members seek historic shift in money supply

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January 5, 2018 5:01 am

California state Sen. Kevin de Leon, a Democrat, introduced a bill Thursday that would allow the state to use a charity workaround to shield its residents from some of the impact of the GOP tax bill that passed last year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Economy

California state Senate leader introduces workaround for tax law’s SALT limit

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January 4, 2018 10:50 pm

Forecasters had expected claims to drift down from 245,000 to 240,000, according to a report. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)

Economy

Jobless claims inch up to 250,000

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January 4, 2018 1:31 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his state of the state address at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Economy

Andrew Cuomo: New York exploring ways to circumvent GOP tax overhaul

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January 3, 2018 9:14 pm

Minutes released from the Dec. 12-13 meeting of the Federal Reserve Board state that Chairwoman Janet Yellen and other Fed officials anticipated

Economy

Fed members debated how much tax cuts would boost economy at December meeting

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January 3, 2018 7:48 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio and the Wall Street Journal have, for years, clashed over the Florida Republican's advocacy of larger child tax credits, which he succeeded in including in the Republican tax bill. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Economy

Marco Rubio extends tax feud with Wall Street Journal editorial page

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January 3, 2018 2:57 pm

Economy

CBO: With GOP tax cuts, federal debt will nearly equal size of the US economy

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January 2, 2018 7:45 pm

Implementing the tax overhaul will prove a major task for President Trump's Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Economy

The economy is running strong and could get stronger

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December 25, 2017 5:01 am

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Black unemployment rate falls to lowest on record

Economy adds 148,000 jobs in December, unemployment steady at 4.1 percent

Fed members seek historic shift in money supply

California state Senate leader introduces workaround for tax law’s SALT limit

Jobless claims inch up to 250,000

Andrew Cuomo: New York exploring ways to circumvent GOP tax overhaul

Fed members debated how much tax cuts would boost economy at December meeting

Marco Rubio extends tax feud with Wall Street Journal editorial page

CBO: With GOP tax cuts, federal debt will nearly equal size of the US economy

The economy is running strong and could get stronger

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