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Russian Economy Is ‘Basically a Big Gas Station’: Harvard Economist

Jason Furman said Russia’s economy is “unimportant” other than gas, The New York Times reported. His comments come as the US and Europe prepare heavy sanctions on Russia if it invades Ukraine. But there are concerns that their plans to punish Moscow will penalize the rest of the world too. Loading Something is loading. Russia’s […]

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Jan 13th 2022 Listen to this story Your browser does not support the <audio> element. Enjoy more audio and podcasts on iOS or Android. America’s annual rate of inflation jumped to 7% in December, its highest level since June 1982. Several factors are sustaining rising prices, including a tighter labour market. The unemployment rate dropped […]

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