Chinese imports make up 24% of the U.S. market for appliances and as much as 39% for consumer electronics like telephones.

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Bank of America senior economist Aditya Bhave tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the "economy has really ...

Housing starts measure new construction of privately owned housing units and are considered an important leading indicator on the economy. Housing starts are a monthly measure of the construction ...

For the first time since 2007, Hanukkah will begin on Christmas Day — to. While these holidays are distinct in their origins ...

This paper defines the first measure of economic resilience based on the cumulative current and future losses a shock-exposed household experiences relative to a counterfactual measure of what ...

Definition of Inflation: Inflation occurs when there is an increase in demand relative to supply or when production costs rise, pushing up prices. Economists often categorize inflation into three ...

Definition: The unobservable market force that helps the demand and supply of goods in a free market to reach equilibrium automatically is the invisible hand. Description: The phrase invisible hand ...

Trump’s “America First” agenda has consistently emphasized job creation and pro-business policies in each of his runs for ...

The incoming Trump administration has reportedly started looking into ways to drastically shrink, consolidate or even ...

Definition: A labour market is the place where workers and employees interact with each other. In the labour market, employers compete to hire the best, and the workers compete for the best satisfying ...

O'Hagan's shrewd but unshowy narration and writerly eye for character are a major asset. A former naval officer, Narendra ...