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News Editor, regional economics for the Wall Street Journal.
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Joined June 2011
A WSJ analysis found that many claims of savings by Elon Musk’s DOGE were overstated—and “woke” cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total https://t.co/I4uPQ23Ob5 via @WSJ
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A WSJ analysis of government data found that many claims of savings were overstated and “woke” cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total.
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President Trump’s conflicting business policies are creating economic uncertainty. https://t.co/VOjHuGOnmg via @WSJ
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Companies are excited about the administration’s focus on fossil fuels, lower taxes and deregulation. But confusion over tariffs, deportations, and federal cuts is getting in the way.
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As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl this weekend, the Big Easy is banking on the NFL’s biggest game reviving its sagging economy and helping it recover from the New Year’s terrorist attack https://t.co/dr12dzC1GG via @WSJ
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The Crescent City looks to revive its economy and rebound from a deadly New Year’s Day terrorist attack.
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If tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China hit across the board, consumers are likely to see higher prices on items from avocados and cherry tomatoes to tequila and toys
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Consumers are likely to see higher prices on items from avocados and cherry tomatoes to tequila and toys.
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Some were promising figure skaters. Others were teachers or old friends on a hunting trip. They all perished in an instant, part of the worst U.S. air disaster in years. https://t.co/VS4WiBn2gq via @WSJ
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Some were promising figure skaters. Others were teachers or old friends on a hunting trip. They all perished in an instant, part of the worst U.S. air disaster in years.
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Los Angeles firefighters are confronting nature’s perfect firetrap in spots like Topanga Canyon https://t.co/v9e0fOPKrs via @WSJ
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In spots like Topanga Canyon, strike teams from around the country face some of the most complex firefighting topography in the world.
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‘It was our retirement. It was our investment. It was our equity. It was everything.’ Teachers, plumbers and nurses bought into L.A.’s affluent neighborhoods decades ago. The bulk of their fortunes are tied up in homes that are now ash. https://t.co/OvAiOmFSZ8 via @WSJ
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Many of L.A.’s middle-class homeowners bought properties years ago, before prices exploded. Now, they’re figuring out what to do next, as fires accelerate the city’s crushing housing crunch.
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Tens of billions in federal money to support more than a dozen new U.S. battery plants are at risk, as Donald Trump and some Republicans in Congress threaten to eliminate federal funding for EVs https://t.co/v47mJeowVf via @WSJ
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Ford, Hyundai and other carmakers are cranking up new EV battery factories, while uncertainty looms over Biden-era subsidies for them.
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More than 1.6 million unemployed workers have been job hunting for at least six months—a number that has ballooned by more than 50% in the past two years https://t.co/7oSfZWwYcU via @WSJ
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Research into what’s causing more cancers in young people is leading doctors to scrutinize what we eat and drink https://t.co/kQAzNFI1Pu via @WSJ @Brabbott42
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Doctors are investigating bacteria and contaminants such as microplastics connected to cancer.
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Skilled labor shortages have become dire at the shipyards that build warships https://t.co/C3w05B1lX1 via @WSJ
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Building a nuclear submarine is demanding, rewarding work—but it doesn’t pay very well.
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Economic mobility for Black Americans has improved; for whites it’s grown worse. The loss of manufacturing jobs in one Illinois county points to a key factor. https://t.co/s2zVMsoEjB via @WSJ
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The loss of manufacturing jobs in one Illinois county points to a key factor in the narrowing income gap.
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Under Donald Trump, the GOP has drawn working-class voters away from the Democratic Party. That presents Trump with the challenge of how, if at all, to reflect that new reality in his labor policies https://t.co/n4vT5XlbvT via @WSJ
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The incoming administration will have to reconcile traditional Republican resistance to unions and workplace rules with “New Right” advocacy for employees.
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In Miami, long-settled Venezuelans have a bone to pick with new migrants https://t.co/B3tuQuu7oE via @WSJ @acampoflores
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Immigrants who have long resided in the U.S. aren’t always welcoming of the newly arrived. It helps explain some Latinos’ support for Trump’s border policies.
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Pittsburgh is known for steel, football and being the oft-claimed birthplace of ketchup. Now it presides at the vortex of America’s presidential election. https://t.co/qNtGzzjztl via @WSJ
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This city known for steel, football and being the oft-claimed birthplace of ketchup now presides at the vortex of America’s presidential election.
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In a crucial swing state, Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading doubts about the integrity of the presidential election before a single ballot has been counted—alarming officials https://t.co/AIRXw2g8fh via @WSJ
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Donald Trump and his supporters are amplifying doubts about the integrity of the presidential election in the swing state, before a single ballot has been tallied—alarming state and local officials.
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The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower pace this summer, although consumer spending remained strong https://t.co/qbMNm0X0XY via @WSJ
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The U.S. economy continued its recent strong stretch this summer, bolstered by hefty consumer and government spending.
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New X users with interests in topics such as crafts are being blanketed with political content and fed posts leaning toward Trump and sowing doubt about the integrity of the election https://t.co/HK2jmsKT1M via @WSJ
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A WSJ experiment found that accounts supporting Trump and Harris dominate feeds of new X users who wanted cooking and crafts.
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In fast-growing Phoenix, higher rents have pushed more people to their financial limits. Landlord-friendly laws mean evictions can be speedy. https://t.co/00DgZFCvJ7 via @WSJ
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In fast-growing Phoenix, higher rents have pushed more people to their financial limits. Landlord-friendly laws mean evictions can be speedy.
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Both presidential candidates have big spending plans, but economists say Trump’s proposals carry the greater risk of stoking price increases https://t.co/ZF916O4pSm via @WSJ
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Both candidates have big spending plans, but economists say Trump’s proposals carry the greater risk of stoking price increases.
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