Incomes have increased more slowly for middle-class families since the 1970s than for higher-income households, Jerome Powell says.
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It’s time to break up Facebook, co-founder says
Chris Hughes says CEO Mark Zuckerberg has turned the social media behemoth into an innovation-suffocating monopoly.
Juul’s ‘switch’ campaign for smokers draws new scrutiny
The e-cigarette giant is pushing into television with a multimillion-dollar campaign touting its vaping device as an alternative for middle-age smokers.
Stocks end lower ahead of U.S.-China trade war deadline
The market’s slide extends into a fourth straight day as investors brace for the possible escalation in the trade war between the two countries.
Saying China broke promises, U.S. plans to hike tariffs Friday
The hit list includes such varied products as baseball gloves, vacuum cleaners and burglar alarms.
U.S. warns China, Russia against aggression in the Arctic
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. will compete for influence in the region and will counter attempts to make it the strategic preserve of any one or two nations.
Israel’s Gaza blockade under scrutiny after latest violence
The weekend’s violence between Israel and Palestinian militants has fueled calls for a rethinking of the longstanding policy.
Trump awards medal to Tiger Woods, calls him ‘true legend’
Awarding the nation’s highest civilian honor to the golfer prompts scrutiny about whether the president should be boosting the profile of a business associate of The Trump Organization.
U.S. sending aircraft carrier to Mideast, citing Iranian threats
The action marks a further step in sharply rising tensions between the Trump administration and the Islamic Republic.
With Mueller still on Justice staff, Barr has sway over testimony
Keeping the special counsel on the payroll makes it easier for the attorney general to block him from appearing before Congress.