John Ydstie
Stories
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US Stock Markets Regain Footing After Plunge
U.S. stocks indexes headed moderately lower again, after a global sell-off overnight triggered by a plunge in U.S. stocks Wednesday. The decline was led by a selloff among the biggest tech stocks.
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A Look At Why Stocks Plunged On Wall Street
Stocks plunged on Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 800 points, about 3.1 percent. The Nasdaq composite was down more than 4 percent at the close.
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With $1 Million, Exxon Mobil Corp Helps Fund Carbon Tax Campaign
Exxon Mobil pledges to support passage of a carbon tax. Analysts say the company would rather face a single, overarching tax than a patchwork of taxes and regulation to address climate change.
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U.S. Unemployment Hits Lowest Rate In Nearly 50 Years
A jobs report released by the government on Friday showed unemployment falling to 3.7 percent — the lowest rate in nearly 50 years.
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Big Questions Remain On Whether Canada Will Agree To Tentative Trade Deal
President Trump is touting his trade agreement with Mexico, but big questions remain about how much the new rules will change the trade landscape.