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Trump is counting on economic growth to offset tax cuts. But his ‘big, beautiful bill’ likely wouldn’t deliver, experts say
President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are promising that their sweeping tax and spending cuts package will ...
Economy Poised to Slow, Leading Indicator Shows
While May’s drop of 0.1% in the Conference Board’s leading economic index was an improvement on April’s 1.4% decline, it ...
Fed downgrades growth in fresh blow for Trump
The US Federal Reserve has slashed its forecasts for economic growth over the next two years and hiked inflation expectations ...
Fed Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged, Forecasts Higher Unemployment and Inflation But Weaker Economic Growth
“Although swings in net exports have affected the data, recent indicators suggest that economic activity has continued to ...
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Dangote wins African business icon award
Africa’s richest man and President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has been named the 2024 African Business Icon of the Year by Champion Newspapers.The disclosure was made in a statement ...
Fed holds interest rate steady for fourth time in a row
President Donald Trump has pushed for the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates by “a full point” in order to juice the economy as inflation hovers close to its target level. But Fed Chair Jerome ...