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Dow falls more than 700 points on interest-rate expectations, Senate passes $858 billion defense-policy bill, and tips to stay safe in winter weather.

Peter Morici of the Washington Times is interviewed by Gordon Deal about how a soft landing could happen to the economy in the near future.

Heat wave to shift east after posing dangerous conditions in the Plains, what is a recession and are we in one, and he's a 'proud dad' to 3 million people.

Bankrate's Mark Hamrick describes the changes a federal rate would bring to the American economy.

The year 2000 could hold some insights into the current economy. Neil Irwin from Axios takes us behind the headline.

When will we be able to find the goods we need? Heather Long from the Washington Post has the latest about how gloomy Americans are about the economy.

The Hill's Sylvan Lane explains why efforts to cripple the Russian economy could have serious consequences here.

Average hourly wages continue to rise, but they're not really having a positive impact on workers' wallets. Rick Newman from Yahoo Finance explains the other trends that are canceling out rising wages.

Eric Morath from the Wall Street Journal shares the outlook from economists on the continuing recovery as the Delta variant spreads.

Religious festival stampede in Israel kills 44, President Biden bets he can remake the economy without any negative side effects, and North Carolina 12-year-old graduating high school, college in same week.

Myles Udland from Yahoo! Finance takes a look at recent data indicating that the U.S. economy is performing than expected with more reasons to be hopeful for the future.

As the stock trading app Robinhood prepares to go public, Felix Salmon from Axios dives into the reasons why people love to hate it.

Chip Cutter from The Wall Street Journal looks at how employers plan to convince workers to get the vaccine without mandating it.

President Trump has signed the latest pandemic relief bill, but economists say it won't be enough. And after that package took eight months to negotiate, Rick Newman from Yahoo Finance shares why the next relief bill, which would come after Joe Biden's inauguration, will be even more difficult to get.

Elisabeth Buchwald from MarketWatch explains why some experts say the $300 extra in weekly unemployment benefits is the right amount to help both the economy and jobless Americans.

Nicholas Wu from USA Today shares the inside story of how a bipartisan congressional group rescued the pandemic relief bill with a pasta dinner, Zoom chats, and compromise.

Richard Rubin from The Wall Street Journal breaks down the tax numbers in Congress' latest budget deal and looks at who serves to benefit from the agreement.

Kim Mackrael from The Wall Street Journal tells the story of laid-off employees, like personal trainers and hairstylists, who have reinvented themselves by launching their own small businesses.

Economist Peter Morici gives us a look at what the Biden presidency could mean for the economy.

Eric Morath from the Wall Street Journal and Gordon Deal discuss the divide caused by the covid economy.

Rick Newman from Yahoo Finance shares findings from a recent Yahoo Finance-Harris poll, in which voters expressed general pessimism about the next few months.

Mark Hamrick from Bankrate evaluates the state of unemployment across the country after the latest labor report shows jobless claims are rising once again.