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Economy, Abortion, and Immigration Take Center Stage in Trump-Harris Debate
(Trump-Harris Debate): On Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met on the debate stage for the first time in the 2024 U.S. presidential race. The two contenders sparred over pivotal issues such as the economy, abortion rights, immigration policy, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the war in Ukraine, and the U.S. exit from Afghanistan, in a bid…
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US News: Jobless Claims Edge Up, but Labor Market Resilience Eases Concerns
The latest report from the Labor Department reveals a slight uptick in weekly jobless claims, reaching 218,000 for the week ending Dec. 23, a rise of 12,000 from the previous week. However, the four-week average, a more stable measure, decreased by 250 to 212,000. Although 1.88 million Americans were collecting jobless benefits, an increase of 14,000 from the prior week,…
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S&P Global Forecasts India’s GDP Growth to Reach 7% by 2026
A recent report by S&P Global suggests that India is on track to become the third-largest economy by 2030, with its GDP expected to grow from 6.4% in 2023 to 7% in 2026. Currently, India is the fifth-largest economy globally, following the US, China, Germany, and Japan. S&P predicts that India will be the fastest-growing major economy in the next…
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“India’s GDP soars with 7.6% growth: Discover the driving force behind the fastest-growing major economy”
India’s economy experienced a 7.6% growth in the September quarter of this fiscal , largely due to better performance in manufacturing, mining, and services sectors. The GDP expanded by 6.2% in the July-September quarter of 2022-23, making India the fastest-growing major economy. The agriculture sector’s GVA growth decelerated to 1.2% in the September 2023 quarter, while the construction sector saw…
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