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Economics Headlines
Top China Official Vows to Boost Consumption to Overhaul Economy bloomberg.com
China will press ahead with building a unified market to unleash domestic consumption as countries around Asia face a “pivotal juncture” in the transformation of the global economy, a top economic official said.
Source: bloomberg.com
Iran bleeds $1.56M every hour from internet blackout restrictions amid economic crisis: analyst foxnews.com
Iran’s internet blackout sparked 579% VPN surge as authorities cut communications during January protests, an expert told Fox News Digital.
Source: foxnews.com
Meet Minneapolis reports deep impact of ICE surge on economy cbsnews.com
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A New Mission for a N.Y.C. Development Agency: Economic Justice nytimes.com
According to a Jan. 2 memo obtained by The New York Times, Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to remake the agency as part of his vow to address affordability and workers’ rights.
Source: nytimes.com
Letter: AI economy still needs the ‘human in the loop’ ft.com
From Sander van ’t Noordende, CEO of global talent company Randstad, Diemen, The Netherlands
Source: ft.com
Chipotle is targeting young, wealthy, and health-focused customers businessinsider.com
Chipotle plans to raise prices this year, but executives said on Tuesday that their core consumer, who makes over $100k, probably won’t mind.
Source: businessinsider.com
San Francisco’s new mayor knows people are fleeing his city and the billionaires tax isn’t helping. He’s excited for a $440 million Super Bowl in his backyard fortune.com
Levi Strauss heir Daniel Lurie is leveraging his business connections to revive the city.
Source: fortune.com
US House passes $1.2 trillion spending package to end government shutdown aljazeera.com
The spending package only funds the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, through February 13.
Source: aljazeera.com
Former Obama economic advisor praises ‘critical’ part of Trump’s trade deal with India foxnews.com
Fox News contributor Robert Wolf and Solus Asset Management strategist Dan Greenhaus discuss President Donald Trump’s trade deal with India and what it means for oil purchases on ‘America Reports.’
Source: foxnews.com
Venezuela hopes oil revival will ease economic woes. People want political change, too. csmonitor.com
President Donald Trump and Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez are banking on oil for the success of their political futures. But that may not be enough for Venezuelans who want more than just economic relief.
Source: csmonitor.com
Immigrants are subsidizing the U.S. government’: how the undocumented actually shrank the deficit by $14.5 trillion over 3 decades fortune.com
Cato Institute ran the math and found that without immigrants’ contributions, the national debt would be a third higher than today’s $38 trillion.
Source: fortune.com
The wealthy ramp up spending while other Americans tread water, new study finds post-gazette.com
Higher-income Americans and those with college degrees have ramped up their spending more quickly in the past three years than other consumers, according…
Source: post-gazette.com
Donald Trump Celebrates His ‘Highest Poll Numbers’ & ‘Best Economy’ mandatory.com
Donald Trump highlights his “highest Poll Numbers” on Truth Social as the McLaughlin Poll shows his approval rating holding steady at 50%.
Source: mandatory.com
R.I. economy saw ‘mixed performance’ at end of 2025: As employment rebounded, jobs dropped, briefing says bostonglobe.com
The drop in in-state jobs was primarily in the trade, transportation and utilities sector and the professional and business services sector, according to a RIPEC report.
Source: bostonglobe.com
Mexico Unveils Energy-Focused Investment Plan to Juice Economy bloomberg.com
Mexico’s government plans to invest 5.6 trillion pesos ($323 billion) into energy projects and other public works through 2030, part of a bid to boost an economy that has barely expanded in recent years.
Source: bloomberg.com
