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Under-the-radar indicator is convincing some that economy is slowing

A slowdown in trucking and transportation is causing some on Wall Street to worry about an impending deceleration in the U.S. economy. The Cass Freight Index, a broad measure of freight shipment activity, fell 3.2% in April from the previous year. That drop was before President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement last …

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Trump tariffs on Mexico could cost US more than 400,000 jobs: study

An assembly line worker loads cast iron cookware into machinery at the Lodge Manufacturing factory in South Pittsburg, Tennessee. Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican goods could cost the U.S. economy more than 400,000 jobs and hit Texas …

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Workplace stress is reaching epidemic levels. 4 tips to keep you sane

Christopher Robbins | Photodisc | Getty Images Workplace stress — having little control but lots of demands — has reached near-epidemic levels. According to The American Institute of Stress, until around 1995, Japan held the record for the number of hours employees work each week. Today Americans work almost a …

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Nasdaq drops more than 1%, enters correction territory as regulation fears batter big tech

Tech stocks fell on Monday, June’s first day of trading, amid reports that the U.S. government is planning to target a host of big companies in the industry with antitrust and business practice probes. Shares of Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook and Apple all weighed on the market during Monday’s session. The Nasdaq …

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Goldman’s portfolio of investors’ favorite stocks is crushing the market, returning 16% this year

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 6, 2018 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images While most of the stock market is in turbulence amid the trade chaos, Goldman Sachs has a portfolio that’s crushing the …

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Trump Mexico tariffs and trade war would hit Texas and Michigan

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles assembly workers build 2019 Ram pickup trucks at the FCA Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Michigan, October 22, 2018. Rebecca Cook | Reuters A handful of U.S. states — including some that will play big roles in the 2020 election — will feel the brunt …

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