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President Donald Trump never misses an opportunity to criticize his predecessor about the economy, alleging former President Joe Biden caused an inflation crisis. But some of Trump’s economic ...

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A version of this story appeared in CNN Business’ Nightcap newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. New York CNN — The president doesn’t control the economy, right? Every election ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

President Donald Trump says the U.S. economy is going great under his stewardship. The latest jobs numbers suggest a slowdown is coming. Trump's response to that report was to fire the nation's chief ...