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Federal Debt Is Now Worrying Even Progressives
30 January 2025 at 11:52
Long a focus of conservatives, the level of public borrowing is starting to concern left-leaning economists. Proposed remedies still differ radically.
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The Federal Work Force Grew Briskly Under Biden. It’s Still Historically Low.
19 January 2025 at 05:00
Government agencies that shrank in President-elect Trump’s first term have mostly bounced back, and some have become even larger.
Economic Toll of Los Angeles Fires Goes Far Beyond Destroyed Homes
15 January 2025 at 11:42
The ongoing disaster will affect residents’ health, local industries, public budgets and the cost of housing for years to come.
U.S. Employers Add 256,000 Jobs in December
10 January 2025 at 14:11
A December gain of 256,000 blew past forecasts, and unemployment fell to 4.2 percent. But markets recoiled as interest rate cuts seemed more distant.
Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks
7 December 2024 at 08:57
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken.
Damage remaining from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., several months after the storm hit in the fall of 2022.
© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times
Fannie and Freddie, the Big Mortgage Backers, Face Climate Risks
7 December 2024 at 08:57
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which backstop most U.S. mortgages, know floods and fires are a growing problem. But little action has been taken.
Damage remaining from Hurricane Ian in Fort Myers Beach, Fla., several months after the storm hit in the fall of 2022.
© Scott McIntyre for The New York Times
