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The PCE gauge is broader and more dynamic than its better-known relative, the CPI

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Celebrity endorsements are unlikely to change voters’ minds. But they may boost turnout

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He repeated the bizarre—and false—claim in his presidential debate against Kamala Harris

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Here are the four candidates vying for the daunting job

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Mass shootings by young assailants are raising the question

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Normally presidential match-ups hardly move the needle—but this is no ordinary year

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The outcome could shape the political orientation of the family’s media empire

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Small cheap drones could pose a new threat to expensive Russian craft

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Donald Trump’s attacks on the Fed are a throwback to the era before central-bank independence

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These columns of spray, in essence sea tornadoes, can be highly dangerous

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Borrowing cheaply to buy high-yielding assets is popular, but risky

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There could be an ocean’s worth deep underground