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Federal Layoffs Trigger Consumer Anxiety, Threatening U.S. Economic Growth

The Department of Government Efficiency’s latest layoffs—a bloodbath dressed up in bureaucratic double-speak—have landed like a gut punch to consumer confidence, stoking fresh fears of economic turmoil. While these cuts have yet to show up in the unemployment rate, their psychological impact is already warping the financial landscape. Markets are jittery, economists are slashing forecasts, […]

Tariff Threats and Economic Uncertainty Could Slow U.S. Growth in 2025

The Economy Teeters While Politicians Play Trade War Games It’s 2025, and here we go again. The folks in Washington, armed with their bottomless appetite for economic meddling, are threatening another round of tariffs—this time aimed at Canada, Mexico, and China. Meanwhile, the people who actually power the economy—workers, small businesses, and investors—are left bracing […]