Declining startup rates threaten U.S. economy and mobility
A Census Bureau analysis shows business formation fell 16 percent from 2007 to mid 2019, with a 2.6 percent drop this year. The slowdown narrows wealth growth, limits wage gains, and hits small firms that employ most workers, despite low unemployment. Industry and policy trends, aging demographics, and funding hurdles compound the risk.
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Goldman Sachs
Midwest
Robert Dietz
National Association of Home Builders
John Dearie
Center For American Entrepreneurship
United States
Dearie
US farmers hinge hopes on Trump Japan trade pact
American farmers, facing tariffs and competing deals from Canada, Mexico, Australia and the EU, await a new U S Japan trade agreement they hope will restore access to a key market. Industry groups warn delays risk further losses as Japan's duties on beef pork and cheese tilt toward non U S suppliers.
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China
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Barack Obama
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Canada
Mexico
Aus
Tralia
European Union
U.S
Agriculture Department
Nick Giordano
National Pork Producers Council
Giordano
Obama
American Farm Bureau Federation
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Kent Bacus
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
Australa
New Zealand
Bacus
Squirrels and bees win potential protections while Yellowstone bison not
Billings AP reports US wildlife officials rejected protection for Yellowstone bison citing stable numbers and no scientific basis for listing. In Arizona the Mount Graham red squirrel and Mojave poppy bee receive consideration for habitat protections, with reviews to follow.
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Yellowstone National Park
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Nevada
Montana
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Wildlife Service
Jennifer Strickland
Hunt
Mount Graham
Pinaleno Mountains
Uni
Robin Silver
Center For Biological Diversity
Mojave Desert
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