Can we trust official statistics? The data gaps shaping our view of the economy

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• My husband lost his job and we can no longer pay the mortgage. We have zero savings. Will we lose our home?

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• We’re 57, and our work is unpleasant and tiresome. We have $800,000 in 401(k) plans and $1.15 million in a pension. Can we just retire already?

  Business - MarketWatch - October 19

• Our son lived in our basement ‘finding himself.’ We give him an allowance — and now he lives off gig work in a studio with his girlfriend. What can we do?

  Business - MarketWatch - 5 hours ago

• Arteta brushes off gap to City: 'We are alive'

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  Can AI help Africa close the development gap?

  Business - Financial Times - October 17
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  CNBC Poll: Voters say personal finance is in better shape than the economy

  Politics - NBC News - October 24
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  In the Netherlands, we’re closing our emptying prisons. What can other countries learn from how we did it? | Renate van der Zee

  World - The Guardian - October 14
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  'We lost our local fans, we lost our beautiful stadium, we lost our city'

  Top stories - BBC News - October 21

• Parents trust Republicans more on the economy, but they’re split on Trump vs. Harris

  Business - MarketWatch - October 16
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  The Budget Game: Can you do better than Rachel Reeves?

  Business - Financial Times - October 15

• Can you run the UK economy?

  World - Financial Times - October 15

• Is swing state business in better shape than it was four years ago? Here’s what the data says

  Business - CNBC - October 16
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  How can Rachel Reeves fill the UK’s £40bn Budget gap?

  Business - Financial Times - October 18

• How honeybees can be used to collect environmental data

  Top stories - CBS News - October 19
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  Customer Data Can Be Fragmented, but HubSpot Makes It Digestible

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• New U.S. economy data before next Fed interest rate decision

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  In Lebanon, We Took Pride in Our Resilience. Not Anymore.

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  Signing Roberto Firmino: data, repeat viewings and a gut feeling

  World - The Guardian - October 25

• Nate Silver: Don't trust the Trump swing in 2024 presidential election polls, betting markets data

  Business - CNBC - Yesterday
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  Japan’s Wage Deal Timeline May Shape BOJ View on Next Rate Hike

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  How Trump’s Radical Tariff Plan Could Wreck Our Economy

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  ‘We built Brazil’: how descendants of enslaved Africans have helped shape the country

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• FirstFT: Trump edges ahead of Harris in FT-Michigan Ross poll on economy

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  How our candidates’ trade policies could kill our Santa Claus economy

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  Statistical controversy is no crime

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  If Kamala Harris is trying to show she can meet the needs of Black America, she has gaps to fill | Shamira Ibrahim

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• Medicare enrollment is often just one big sales pitch. Here’s where to get help.

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