How America Turned the World Economy Into a Weapon

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Small Business Resilience Highlighted at Chase Make Your Move Summit

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACFUS small business optimism fell to a three-month low in September as economic expectations dimmed and a smaller share of firms indicated it was a good ...  Show more

SpaceX Beats Estimates, Netflix Forecasts a Slowdown

The people, companies and trends shaping the global economy. Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACFNetflix reported earnings for the third quarter that exceeded Wall Street expectations, but forecast a fourth consecutive quarter of slowing sales grow ...  Show more

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