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Spotify is among the tech platforms that saw record growth during Covid lockdowns
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Could tech layoffs spread to rest of US economy?

Silicon Valley firms are facing the music, cutting several hundred thousand jobs after years of incredible growth. Economists are divided over whether the US economy is heading for recession and...

An electronic stock quotation board is displayed inside a conference hall in Tokyo, Japan November 1, 2021. REUTERS/Issei Kato

Asian shares at 9-month high after resilient US economic data

Illustration: Jinhwa Jang for Bloomberg Businessweek

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Is a US recession near? Making the call is trickier than ever

Customers visit Macy's flagship store in New York City, New York, US, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

US inflation retreating as consumer prices fall; labor market still tight

FILE PHOTO: Heather Boushey, appointed to be a member of the Council of Economic Advisers, speaks as US President-elect Joe Biden announces nominees and appointees to serve on his economic policy team at his transition headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware, US, December 1, 2020. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo

US likely headed for economic 'soft landing' -White House's Boushey

US job growth surges by half a million in July: Government

US labor market powers ahead, but wage growth loses steam

U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken July 17, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Dollar loses ground after economic data boosts risk appetite

Pedestrians pass in front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg

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The $24 trillion treasury world suddenly looks less dangerous

US budget deficit drops by half in 2022 on pandemic recovery

US budget deficit drops by half in 2022 on pandemic recovery

Customers visit Macy's flagship store in New York City, New York, US, May 20, 2021. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz

Inflation pushes over half of Americans to consider second jobs

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks following a tour of IBM in Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S., October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

If there is a recession, it will be 'very slight,' Biden says

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China's shot at overtaking the US economy is at stake in Xi's next term

Autonomous robots assemble an X model SUV at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, South Carolina, U.S. November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Mostoller/File Photo

US manufacturing nearly brakes; price pressures abating