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US and Ukraine announce signing of contentious minerals deal

“The bottom line is Ukraine has deposits of a variety of critical minerals being valued at essentially imaginary numbers,” Alex Jacquez said. “There is a reason few of these mining projects are actually being developed outside of China — under current economic conditions, it makes little sense for investors.”

April 30, 2025 The Washington Post
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How did Trump’s first 100 days impact your 401(k)? It’s time to look

Meanwhile, the Groundwork Collaborative, a nonprofit, released a report at the 100-day mark projecting that Trump has put the country on the path to stagflation, when slow growth is accompanied by high inflation and unemployment. According to the report, the economy Trump inherited — declining inflation, low unemployment, and strong economic growth — could have continued well into his second term with minimal maintenance. Instead, “this is inflation by choice,” said Michael Negron, a policy fellow at Groundwork Collaborative.

April 30, 2025 The Washington Post
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ICYMI: New Report Shows DOGE Cuts to R&D Funding Could Further Hamper Economic Growth

Today, the Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis at American University released a new report that finds that DOGE’s proposed funding cuts to scientific research would significantly harm economic growth and make the average American poorer in the long run.

April 30, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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After Just Three Months of Trump, Economy Grinds to a Halt

New data released today found that real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, below expectations. This is the lowest and first negative GDP reading since the second quarter of 2022.

April 30, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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“In His First 100 Days, Trump Did All He Could to Engineer a Recession,” says Groundwork’s Owens

Today, consumer confidence data from the Conference Board showed a fifth straight month of decline, the worst since the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumer expectations at a 13-year low.

April 29, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Americans Are Bracing for a Trump-Engineered Recession, Higher Inflation

"While consumer sentiment is on the skids, polling shows that for the first time in a quarter-century, a majority of Americans see their financial situation getting worse, not better.”

April 25, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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ICYMI: Groundwork’s Owens Explains “Why Trump’s Tariffs Could Put America In A Uniquely Brutal Recession”

"This toxic combination — higher unemployment, lower growth, and higher inflation — is called 'stagflation'”

April 21, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Direct File Decision Proves DOGE Was Never About Government Efficiency, Says Groundwork Collaborative

“The Trump/Musk agenda at the IRS is to help billionaires avoid paying what they owe, make it more painful for honest taxpayers to file their returns, and enrich the corporations that have been trying to take down Direct File since it launched."

April 16, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Direct File is Government Efficiency At Work, Says Groundwork’s Richards

"As cost-of-living remains top of mind for so many Americans, the government should invest in and expand tools like Direct File that put money back into the pockets of working families."

April 15, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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Today’s Plunging Consumer Sentiment Numbers Might Be the High-Water Mark, Says Groundwork’s Owens

“Worst of all, while consumers are bracing for impact, Congress is gutting the safety net they’ll need to rely on if the economic devastation continues."

April 11, 2025 Groundwork Collaborative
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