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        <description><![CDATA[Mark Niquette is a reporter on the US economy team for Bloomberg News in Columbus, Ohio, covering the real economy.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Productivity Growth Cools on Rebound in Hours Worked]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Trump Shows Control Over Republican Base With Primary Wins]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 23:41:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US New-Home Sales Increased in March to Fastest Pace of Year]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Trade Gap Widened in March as Imports Outpaced Exports]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:32:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Core Capital Goods Orders Surge by Most Since 2020]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:33:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Economists Raise US Inflation Forecasts as Iran War Drags On]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Pending Home Sales Climbed in March on Improving Supply]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Industrial Production Fell in March in Broad Decline]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:21:36 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Push to Make US Voters Love AI Gives Them New Cause to Fear It]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The White House and state leaders want data centers to provide their own electricity — a plan that isn’t overcoming opposition in local communities.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:00:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New York Factory Activity Rose in April, Though Outlook Worsens]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Wholesale Prices Rise Less Than Forecast Despite Energy]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:33:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Consumer Spending Barely Rose, Inflation Lingered Pre-War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:34:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Core Capital Goods Orders Rose Ahead of Middle East War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:33:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Truck Rates at Highest Since 2022 Add to Inflation Pressures]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 16:44:45 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Jobs Gain of 178,000 Tops Forecasts, Unemployment Falls]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:32:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Companies Add 62,000 Jobs, Led by Health Care, ADP Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:17:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[From Indian Films to Italian Wine, Trump’s Iran War Ripples Through World Economy]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Second-round effects of spiking oil prices flow through economies, leaving policymakers with few good options]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Swati Pandey]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:00:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dallas Fed Sees Hit to Global GDP if Strait of Hormuz Stays Shut]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:47:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Costco Lines, Canceled Trips, Fuel Rewards: Americans Hunt for Cheap Gas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Americans are looking for ways to cut back as gas prices surge to nearly $4 a gallon due to the Iran war.]]></description>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Casey He]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:01:53 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prices Paid to US Producers Increase by More Than Forecast]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:33:29 GMT</pubDate>
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