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President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting of his Competition Council to announce new actions to lower costs for families in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 5, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/AP)

President Biden calls out ‘shrinkflation’ as part of a broader strategy to reframe how voters view the economy

March 8, 2024 at 3:54 p.m.

President Joe Biden is calling out "shrinkflation," the seemingly covert way for companies to raise prices by ever so slightly reducing the size of their products.

FILE – President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden is forming a new “strike force” to crack down on illegal and unfair pricing on things like groceries, prescription drugs, health care, housing and financial services. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Biden administration would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of campaign against junk fees

March 5, 2024 at 3:24 p.m.

President Joe Biden is highlighting a proposal to cap all credit card late fees. It’s the latest effort in the White House push to end what it has called junk...

President Joe Biden talks with Seth Meyers during a taping of the “Late Night with Seth Meyers” Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden jokes Taylor Swift endorsement is ‘classified’ in interview with late-night comic Seth Meyers

February 26, 2024 at 11:31 p.m.

President Joe Biden has used a rare media appearance on late-night comic Seth Meyers' show to joke that a potential 2024 endorsement by Taylor Swift is a “classified” matter. Biden's...

Construction continues at a building complex in Mesquite, Texas, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. As President Joe Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly $40 billion would actually be going to U.S. factories that make missiles, munitions and other gear. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Biden wants people to know most of the money he’s seeking for Ukraine would be spent in the US

February 20, 2024 at 6:17 p.m.

As President Joe Biden pushes House Republicans to pass needed aid for Ukraine, he wants voters to understand that nearly two-thirds of the money would actually go to U.S. factories...

President Joe Biden speaks to the House Democratic Caucus Issues Conference at Lansdowne Resort, Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024 In Leesburg, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Special counsel alleged Biden couldn’t recall personal milestones. His response: ‘My memory is fine’

February 8, 2024 at 9:41 p.m.

The longstanding concerns about President Joe Biden’s age and memory intensified on Thursday after the release of a special counsel’s report investigating his possession of classified documents.

BURLINGTON, VERMONT - MARCH 04: Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) pauses during a news briefing at his campaign office March 4, 2020 in Burlington, Vermont. Sen. Sanders discussed various topics including the differences between his and former Vice President Joe Bidens agenda, after Bidens victories on Super Tuesday. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **

Primarias muestran que Sanders no ha concretado coalición

March 5, 2020 at 9:54 a.m.

WASHINGTON — El senador Bernie Sanders prometió construir una coalición lo suficientemente amplia para provocar nada menos que una revolución política. Las elecciones a lo largo y ancho del país...

For more than a year, Wall Street has largely ignored the unpredictability and chaos that has plagued Donald Trump's administration, confident that the businessman-turned-president's policies would juice the economy and that a team of mainstream advisers would keep more controversial proposals at bay. Now the financial markets are showing that their patience with Trump has its limits.

Wall Street’s patience with Trump has its limits

May 2, 2018 at 3:07 a.m.

For more than a year, Wall Street has largely ignored the unpredictability and chaos that has plagued Donald Trump's administration, confident that the businessman-turned-president's policies would juice the economy and...

A construction worker continues work on new town homes under construction May 16 in Woodstock, Ga.

U.S. home prices surged 6.2 percent from a year ago

December 17, 2018 at 10:53 p.m.

U.S. home prices climbed a robust 6.2 percent from a year ago, amid strong demand from would-be buyers and a shrinking supply of properties for sale. Standard & Poor's said...

President Donald Trump speaks Oct. 11, 2017, about tax reform during an event at the Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown, Pa. The White House says cutting the corporate tax rate will result in American families getting more than $4,000 a year.

White House: $4,000 more for families with business tax cuts

June 1, 2018 at 10:05 p.m.

By slashing corporate tax rates, the Trump administration said Monday, the average U.S. household will get an estimated $4,000 more a year. This stunning 5 percent increase was met with...

President Donald Trump awaits the arrival of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, October 11, 2017.

How Trump tax plan would alter mortgage interest deduction

June 2, 2018 at 12:15 a.m.

Each year, taxpayers subsidize America's homeowners by roughly $70 billion, with the benefits flowing disproportionately to coastal areas with high incomes and pricey homes, from New York and Washington to...

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