Chinese consumer brands flood into Africa as old investment model fades and exports jump 28%
A picture taken on December 8, 2014 in Abidjan shows a Chinese shoe dealer in a transaction at Adjamene’s market.
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U.S. Economy
AI could be causing ‘quiet time’ in labor market, top Trump economic aide Hassett says
Artificial intelligence could be increasing worker productivity so much that companies slow hiring, top Trump administration economic advisor Kevin Hassett
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Trump tariffs are helping drive U.S. beef prices to new highs
President Donald Trump is blaming the meat packers and U.S. cattlemen for rising beef prices, but the tariffs on beef
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Tariffs thaw, rivalry simmers: U.S.–China trade truce enters uneasy phase
Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Huang
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Voters express frustration with Trump’s handling of economy, NBC News poll shows
Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty Images A recent NBC News poll showed growing frustration among Americans regarding President Donald Trump’s
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CEOs of Wells Fargo and Pfizer caution the U.S. could lose its edge to China without
Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer, Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo & Company CEO and Kathy Warden, Northrop Grumman Chair & CEO
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Watch Fed Chair Jerome Powell speak live on interest rates and the economy
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Trump to meet top Democrats as their health care demands fuel government shutdown risk
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks with the press on Capitol
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Watch new Fed Governor Stephen Miran speak live on the economy and interest rates
[The stream is slated to start at Noon ET. CNBC Television will start the stream when the event begins. Please
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Trump says Murdochs are potential TikTok deal partners
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025.
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