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This R&D provides resources on the U.S. economy. Unemployment in the United States is currently 4.9%, but a lack of global demand for some agricultural commodities and low oil prices are doing damage to several U.S. states such as Alaska, North Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Wage growth in the economy has also been flat and consumer confidence appears stunted. Some economists have warned that there could be a recession later in 2016 and that could benefit Republicans in the presidential campaign. A recession would also create problems for the Federal Reserve, which recently raised interest rates.
The U.S. may be an engine of the world economy, but perhaps not for long https://t.co/dfpRdmMsdx via @WSJEcon pic.twitter.com/3cHKc4ylGO
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) March 8, 2016
The U.S. Economy has been adding jobs for 72 straight months https://t.co/zi76Prj9k7 pic.twitter.com/Yr6Op884mn
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 4, 2016
The U.S. Economy Is in Good Shape, writes Martin Feldstein: https://t.co/lPF4eJ1aus
— WSJ Editorial Page (@WSJopinion) February 29, 2016
What hasn’t the U.S. economy benefited from cheap oil? An energy expert explains, on our latest podcast: https://t.co/p03BbF4dS8
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) March 8, 2016
In the U.S., the biggest tax break is for foreign profits. How does that affect the economy? https://t.co/N579m8xvPP pic.twitter.com/Q3Y4I7z8cH
— CFR (@CFR_org) March 7, 2016
Trade is a bigger piece of the U.S. economy than it was in the early 1990s https://t.co/HeVwyrG4aO #DemDebate pic.twitter.com/8mOBbYl4qX
— Pew Research Center (@pewresearch) March 7, 2016
The U.S. economy added a better-than-expected 242,000 jobs last month https://t.co/igsyuhTJWG
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) March 4, 2016
Big Wall Street paydays are more proof that finance takes more from the economy than it adds https://t.co/lr4MIjpk71 pic.twitter.com/hs9TaheINJ
— NYT Opinion (@nytopinion) March 10, 2016
How prioritizing innovation, skills & infrastructure can propel the U.S. economy forward: https://t.co/tsmtz6J8tR pic.twitter.com/HoBWsvGH8h
— Brookings (@BrookingsInst) March 7, 2016
What Costco’s new wages say about the health of the American economy https://t.co/bG3AhinDag pic.twitter.com/bPhphjr0q0
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) March 5, 2016