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Why Low Unemployment Can Lead to Trouble

The nation's unemployment rate fell to 4.3 percent in May. According to the Wall Street Journal's Josh Zumbrun, recent history tells us that low jobless rates have often come right before economic busts.

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Startup Banks Are Staging a Revival

WSJ Your Money Matters

Community banks are making a comeback. Eight groups have filed applications in recent months with the FDIC to open new banks. That's not a lot, but it signals a positive trend, according to Rachel Witkowski, reporter for the Wall Street Journal.

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Feb 8, 2017

Health-Care Defeat Reveals Hurdles for GOP Tax Plan

WSJ What's News

Republicans want to deliver a major legislative victory before the country heads to the ballot box next year. At this point tax reform looks like the most likely way to achieve that, but how? WSJ's Richard Rubin reports from Washington.

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Jul 31, 2017