ORLANDO, Fla.—Yu Miao built Shanghai’s Jifeng Bookstore into a bastion of liberal thought, until it became a prime target in Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s assault on free speech. Yu has followed him to Florida, where he moved his family after the authorities effectively forced the bookshop out of business in 2018. Now, even in the …
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt told reporters Friday that he is baffled over how $12.7 million of his money has gone missing from a local private investment firm that authorities are investigating as part of a massive fraud that began more than a decade ago. Bolt also said he has …
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Text size A CSX train in La Grange, Kentucky, on Jan. 13. Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg Freight rail stocks seemed a potentially safe place for investors who wanted to avoid trouble from the economy’s slowdown. Those hopes were derailed this week as railroads reported pinched earnings and worrisome outlooks. While the S&P 500 index rose about 2.5% …
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Sheetz facing scrutiny for its ‘Smile Policy’; company says the policy is ‘under review’ WJAC Johnstown
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The Fed’s Inflation Fight Bloomberg Markets and FinanceFormer Fed Governor Robert Heller on Why Rate Hikes Need to Stop Now Barron’sThe Federal Reserve Likes to Keep Inflation at 2%. But Will We Ever Get Back There? The Motley FoolThe Federal Reserve Needs to Pause Raising Interest Rates 19FortyFiveThe Fed’s Interest-Rate Hikes Seem to Be Working. …
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If the past dictates the future, between 80% and 90% of today’s US workforce is going to be reliant, in some capacity, on Social Security income when they retire. This 80% to 90% range reflects the percentage of retirees leaning on Social Security as a “major” or “minor” source of income across 20 years of …
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.Photo by ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP via Getty ImagesThe European Union’s upcoming ban on Russian oil products could spell more turmoil for the Kremlin.China and India are unlikely to buy refined Russian fuels that were once sold to the EU, which will ban them on February 5. That’s in …
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(NEXSTAR) – It may seem like it takes a lot to be among the top 1% of earners in the US That’s mostly true, considering less than 10% of all American households earn more than $200,000, Census Bureau data shows. But, a new analysis found it may be easier to break into the highest level …
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EconomyU.S. EconomyUtah and the Dakotas have historically low jobless rates; Signs of broader labor-market cooling emerge
