Jon

News Editor, regional economics for the Wall Street Journal.

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A WSJ analysis found that many claims of savings by Elon Musk’s DOGE were overstated—and “woke” cuts were only a tiny fraction of the total https://t.co/I4uPQ23Ob5 via @WSJ

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President Trump’s conflicting business policies are creating economic uncertainty. https://t.co/VOjHuGOnmg via @WSJ

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As New Orleans prepares to host the Super Bowl this weekend, the Big Easy is banking on the NFL’s biggest game reviving its sagging economy and helping it recover from the New Year’s terrorist attack https://t.co/dr12dzC1GG via @WSJ

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If tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China hit across the board, consumers are likely to see higher prices on items from avocados and cherry tomatoes to tequila and toys https://t.co/P7rpxKOwPM

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Some were promising figure skaters. Others were teachers or old friends on a hunting trip. They all perished in an instant, part of the worst U.S. air disaster in years. https://t.co/VS4WiBn2gq via @WSJ

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Los Angeles firefighters are confronting nature’s perfect firetrap in spots like Topanga Canyon https://t.co/v9e0fOPKrs via @WSJ

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‘It was our retirement. It was our investment. It was our equity. It was everything.’ Teachers, plumbers and nurses bought into L.A.’s affluent neighborhoods decades ago. The bulk of their fortunes are tied up in homes that are now ash. https://t.co/OvAiOmFSZ8 via @WSJ

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Tens of billions in federal money to support more than a dozen new U.S. battery plants are at risk, as Donald Trump and some Republicans in Congress threaten to eliminate federal funding for EVs https://t.co/v47mJeowVf via @WSJ

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More than 1.6 million unemployed workers have been job hunting for at least six months—a number that has ballooned by more than 50% in the past two years https://t.co/7oSfZWwYcU via @WSJ

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Research into what’s causing more cancers in young people is leading doctors to scrutinize what we eat and drink https://t.co/kQAzNFI1Pu via @WSJ @Brabbott42

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Skilled labor shortages have become dire at the shipyards that build warships https://t.co/C3w05B1lX1 via @WSJ

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Economic mobility for Black Americans has improved; for whites it’s grown worse. The loss of manufacturing jobs in one Illinois county points to a key factor. https://t.co/s2zVMsoEjB via @WSJ

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Under Donald Trump, the GOP has drawn working-class voters away from the Democratic Party. That presents Trump with the challenge of how, if at all, to reflect that new reality in his labor policies https://t.co/n4vT5XlbvT via @WSJ

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In Miami, long-settled Venezuelans have a bone to pick with new migrants https://t.co/B3tuQuu7oE via @WSJ @acampoflores

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Pittsburgh is known for steel, football and being the oft-claimed birthplace of ketchup. Now it presides at the vortex of America’s presidential election. https://t.co/qNtGzzjztl via @WSJ

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In a crucial swing state, Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading doubts about the integrity of the presidential election before a single ballot has been counted—alarming officials https://t.co/AIRXw2g8fh via @WSJ

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The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower pace this summer, although consumer spending remained strong https://t.co/qbMNm0X0XY via @WSJ

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New X users with interests in topics such as crafts are being blanketed with political content and fed posts leaning toward Trump and sowing doubt about the integrity of the election https://t.co/HK2jmsKT1M via @WSJ

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In fast-growing Phoenix, higher rents have pushed more people to their financial limits. Landlord-friendly laws mean evictions can be speedy. https://t.co/00DgZFCvJ7 via @WSJ

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Both presidential candidates have big spending plans, but economists say Trump’s proposals carry the greater risk of stoking price increases https://t.co/ZF916O4pSm via @WSJ