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The Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which was approved unanimously in the Senate after a version was approved in the House late last year, aims to ease shipping backlogs at U.S. ports.
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Seven in 10 Californians say the gap between rich and poor is getting larger, according to a statewide survey.
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A whiskey company and a specialty food market are examples of Oregon companies walloped by the global supply chain disruption. "Every step of everything that is supply chain related has been a battle," said the whiskey company's CEO.
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The International Monetary Fund predicts the U.S. economy will grow at its fastest pace in decades this year, lifting the outlook for worldwide economic growth.
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The proposal would overhaul roads, transit, utilities, Internet access and more in the name of creating jobs. It's also intended to combat climate change, racial inequality and competition from China.
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There’s only one public bank in the United States. It’s in North Dakota, and it was built over a hundred years ago. Now, some people in Humboldt County are working to open another.
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There may have been a worse time in history to be a small business owner in our region, but few people can think of it at the moment. The Covid-19…
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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival announced on Friday their 2020 season will be further postponed until the fall…
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UPDATED: MARCH 27, 1:30 p.m. -- Congress has passed, and President Trump has signed, a $2 trillion emergency relief package for Americans affected by the…
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The economy is taking a major thrashing from the efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19. Donnie Maclurcan has proposed giving it a thrashing for a long…
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California is an economic giant, with an economy a bit larger than that of the United Kingdom. Yes, the UK. But the economic benefits are not evenly…
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It hasn't even been a real word for long: "financialization." But it explains a lot about the workings of our economy for a while now, the way in which…
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More than a quarter of Oregon's millennial generation get monthly cash infusions from family members. More than half take family money at some point in…
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Political figures are fond of making moves they say will help "the economy." And often, out of sight, economists roll their eyes at the politicians. They…