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An open-pit copper mine at Asarco’s Mission Mine Complex in Sahuarita, Arizona, US, on Friday, March 6, 2026. Rebecca Noble | Bloomberg | Getty Images Copper surged to a record high Thursday, but the latest rally comes against a more mixed growth backdrop, making the once-reliable gauge of economic health, “Dr. Copper,” harder to read….

20 July 2026 Firms reported further net tightening of bank loan interest rates and other loan conditions related to price and non-price factors. Firms signalled a small increase in financing needs, while availability of bank loans remained broadly unchanged, but with notable differences between SMEs and large firms. Firms expected lower increases in selling prices,…

U.S. life expectancy stagnated and declined in the 2010s despite continued growth in real per capita income. We use Preston curves to characterize this pattern as a change in the relationship between income and longevity. Using state-level data from 1980 to 2019 and county-level data from 2000 to 2019, we estimate population-weighted Preston curves relating…

Vladimir Vladimirov | E+ | Getty Images For victims of fraud, a second financial blow sometimes comes their way — they owe taxes on the stolen money. Scam victims have faced restrictions on whether they can claim their losses as a deduction on their tax return since 2018, due to a temporary change under the…