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            <title><![CDATA[US Manufacturing Holds Up as Costs Gauge Hits Four-Year High]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The AI Boom Is Cushioning the US Economy From Iran War Impact]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Jobless Claims Edge Up to 214,000 as Layoffs Stay Limited]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[It’s Harder to Hide From a Bad Job Market in Grad School]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Jobless Claims Fall to 207,000, Signaling Low Layoffs]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:33:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Small Business Optimism Drops to Lowest in Nearly a Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iran War Hits US Economy With More Inflation, Record-Low Sentiment]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:18:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Consumer Sentiment Drops to Record Low on Price Concerns]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Initial Jobless Claims Fall to Just Shy of Two-Year Low]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:33:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Manufacturing Expands Most Since 2022, Input Costs Jump]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Consumer Confidence Rises on Improved Views of Job Market]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Consumer Sentiment Slips as Inflation Outlook Worsens]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Business Activity Growth Cools as Prices Rise on Iran War]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Jobless Claims Declined Last Week to Lowest Since January]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 12:32:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Small-Business Optimism Declines on Weaker Sales Outlook]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US Jobless Claims Stay Low in Sign of Steadying Labor Market]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:32:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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