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The European economy, hobbled by unfamiliar weakness in Germany, is barely growing. China is struggling to recapture its sizzle. And Japan continues to disappoint. But in the United States, it’s a different story. Here, despite lingering consumer angst over inflation, the surprisingly strong economy is outperforming all of its major trading partners.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Since 2020, the United States ...

Wall Street executives who had pined for a GOP alternative to Donald Trump face a stark dilemma after Tuesday's New Hampshire primary appeared to affirm that Trump is on his way to becoming his party's presidential nominee for the third consecutive election. By the end of Trump's first term, many of the biggest names in corporate America and high finance were openly criticizing Trump over his denial that he lost the 2020 election and his subsequent role in fueling the Jan. 6, 2021...

Executives on Wall Street and elsewhere in corporate America benefited from many aspects of the first Trump presidency. The president in 2017 signed legislation that cut the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%.

Though they will only say so in private | World News

The new manufacturing jobs tied to Biden’s investment plans are coming — but maybe not until after the election.

Though they will only say so in private

One economic expert thinks inflation under Donald Trump could be worse than under Joe Biden. There's evidence to suggest that he's right.

Though they will only say so in private | Business

John Howard responds to James Curran. Plus readers letters on bitcoin; environmental protection; gas hiccups; AI; wharves dispute; and Australia Day.

Part economic history, part techno-optimist manifesto, a new book envisions a conservative embrace of technology’s upsides. Can it happen?