Government figures released earlier this month show that the UK unemployment rate rose to 5.2% in January – the highest rate for five years. But for younger workers, the situation is far more grim. In

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Here’s a “market paradox”, says Craig Mellow in Barron’s. The more the US government “trash talks Europe, the better it is for the euro”. The single currency has gained 13% against the greenback since

ONE ICY MORNING IN FEBRUARY, nearly 200 people gathered in a church in downtown Richmond, Va. Most had awakened before dawn and driven in from across the state. There were Republicans and Democrats fr

Issue of the week: the return of tariff ...

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