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The economy keeps growing, but the pace of business investment has been slowing for some time. What gives? Kirpal Kooner/Getty Images Plus
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Why aren’t companies speeding up investment? A new theory offers an...

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The Fed’s job can seem like a balancing act. Dimitri Otis/DigitalVision via Getty Images
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Fed rate cut is attempt to prevent recession without sending prices soaring

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Interest rates are a tricky balancing act, as Fed Chair Jerome Powell knows well. AP Photo/Alex Brandon
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Fed, under pressure to cut rates, tries to balance labor market...

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Economists have every incentive to be accurate – but incentives aren’t always enough. DNY59/E+ via Getty Images
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Even professional economists can’t escape political bias

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An electric vehicle is plugged in at a charging station. Marcia Stroub/Moment via Getty Images
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Trump reversed policies supporting electric vehicles − it will affect the...

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The firing of Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook isn’t just about Lisa Cook − it’s about presidential power. DNY59/Getty Images
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How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power...

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No credit history? That need not be a problem for first-time borrowing. AP Photo/Mark Humphrey
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No credit history? No problem − new research suggests shopping data...

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BYD electric cars wait at a Chinese port to be loaded onto the automobile carrier BYD Shenzhen, which was slated to sail to Brazil. STR/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s electric vehicle influence expands nearly everywhere – except the US...

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Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images
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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety –...

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U.S. researchers are seeking the light at the end of a rough year for science. Westend61/Getty Images

‘This year nearly broke me as a scientist’ – US researchers...

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New materials, old physics – the science behind how your winter...

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Midlife weight gain can start long before menopause – but you...

Old rat nests can contain fabrics, papers, animal bones, plant remains and other materials that have been undisturbed for hundreds of years. Andyworks/E+ Collection via Getty Images

I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists

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