The $15 Billion Iowa Steel Plan Has a 2030 Reality Check
MANUFACTURING, JOBS & NATIONAL SECURITY A planned $15 billion integrated steel complex in eastern Iowa is being presented as one…
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The $30 Billion U.S.-China Tariff List Is Not a Tariff Cut—Yet
TRADE, HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY & MARKETS The United States and China have approved two comparably valued lists of non-sensitive products—roughly $30…
Household Debt Payments Hold at 11.1% of Income—Why the Average Can Mislead
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE & ECONOMY Required household debt payments equaled 11.11144% of disposable personal income in the second quarter of 2026,…
The $5.25 Billion Grid Upgrade: Where 23 Gigawatts Could Change Power Costs
ENERGY, INFRASTRUCTURE & ECONOMY The Energy Department announced 31 grid projects across 26 states with a combined value of $5.25…
Trump-Xi Summit Buys 61 Days: What the January 10 Trade Deadline Means
POLITICS, TRADE & MARKETS President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping left their Washington summit with the U.S.-China tariff…
Productivity Rose 1.4%—While Labor’s Share Hit a Record Low
MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTIVITY & WAGES U.S. nonfarm business productivity grew at a 1.4% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2026,…