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IRS Estimates 30.6 Million Hours for Foreign-Status Tax Forms
The agency is seeking comment on renewing five W-8 certifications used for U.S. withholding decisions, with 3.39 million respondents in its estimate.
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CFTC Renews Technology Panel for AI, Crypto and Cyber Advice
The 40-to-45-member advisory committee will continue examining technology in derivatives markets; the agency estimates $83,581.88 in annual support costs and does not pay outside members.
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FAA Proposes Faster Boeing 787 Corrosion Inspections
The proposal covers 116 U.S.-registered 787s after more severe corrosion reports and concerns that optional sealants may not allow enough installation time.
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OCC, FDIC Propose New CRA Bank Size Thresholds
The plan would classify most supervised banks as small while leaving institutions holding most assets in the large-bank category.
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CPSC Blocks 355,683 Counterfeit Squishy Toys at U.S. Ports
The agency says 55 shipments violated federal safety rules, with hazards ranging from water beads and small parts to lead, phthalates and burn risks.
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EPA Drafts New Risk Findings for Two Dichlorobenzene Chemicals
The preliminary evaluations identify inhalation as the main exposure route across certain industrial and consumer uses, but no risk-management rule has been issued.
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SEC Approves Temporary Overnight Stock Price Bands
The first phase would apply wide reference-price bands from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Eastern, with a Dec. 6 start expected after market-system changes.
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EPA Sets Conditions for New Hampshire Emissions-Test Change
The proposal would move vehicle emissions inspections from an active state air-plan measure to a contingency, but only if New Hampshire leaves the Ozone Transport Region.
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FDA Proposes Mandatory GRAS Notices
The proposal would replace a voluntary notification system for many generally recognized as safe uses; comments are due Dec. 9, and the rule is not yet final.
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CPSC Import eFiling Rule Is Now in Effect
Importers of most regulated consumer products must transmit certificate data electronically before goods enter U.S. commerce.
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SEC Proposal Would Make Investor E-Delivery the Default
Regulation E-Delivery would allow electronic delivery without prior affirmative consent while preserving paper on request.
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State and Local Pension Assets Rose 8.46% to $6.49 Trillion
Census data count more than 37 million participants, $315.02 billion in contributions and $418.25 billion in benefits during 2025.
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Most 401(k)s Do Not Require Spousal Consent for Withdrawals
GAO found about one in 10 married households with a 401(k)-type account removed funds in 2021, while broader consent rules could add cost and delay.
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Banks Tightened Credit-Card Standards as Mortgage and Auto Demand Weakened
The Federal Reserve’s July survey found stable business-loan standards but tighter consumer credit and historically restrictive conditions across most household categories.
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U.S. Rental Vacancy Rate Holds at 7.3% in Second Quarter
Census estimates put the homeowner vacancy rate at 1.2% and the national homeownership rate at 65.0%, with no statistically significant annual change.
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U.S. Productivity Rose 1.4% as Labor Share Hit a Series Low
Output increased faster than hours worked in the second quarter, while workers' share of nonfarm business income fell to 52.9%.
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U.S. Consumer Credit Grew at a 3.3% Annual Rate in June
Federal Reserve data show revolving credit rebounded after a May decline, while total seasonally adjusted balances reached $5.17 trillion.
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DOE Opens $65.5 Million Oil and Gas Technology Funding Through Sept. 22
The cost-shared program targets stranded resources, infrastructure reliability and digital systems for upstream and midstream operations.
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FTC Sends 9,419 Trend Deploy Refund Checks Totaling More Than $672,000
Recipients who bought masks and other protective equipment should cash the checks within 90 days and never pay a fee to receive an FTC refund.
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U.S. Payrolls Fell 23,000 in July as Unemployment Held at 4.1%
The latest BLS report also cut May and June growth by 103,000 jobs, while health care gains partly offset losses in education and retail.
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India Rooftop Solar Plan Gets $890 Million Public Financing Package
The World Bank-backed program aims to mobilize $4.2 billion in private loans for household systems and support 1.7 million job opportunities.
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Imposter Scams Cost Consumers a Reported $3.5 Billion in 2025, FTC Says
Nearly one in three fraud reports involved an imposter, with bank and government impersonation among the costliest schemes.
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Can DNA Prove Where Imported Seafood Came From? GAO Says the Tools Have Limits
Digital tracking and laboratory tests can expose origin fraud, but thin reference libraries, processing and cost still restrict enforcement.
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Romorgniz Recalls 10,040 12-Drawer Dressers Sold on Amazon
CPSC says unanchored units violate the mandatory stability standard; buyers with orders placed before April 1 can document disposal for a full refund.
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1.77 Million Louisville Attic Ladders Recalled Over Broken Bolts
CPSC says owners should stop using specified gas-strut models and register for a free kit after 11 bolt failures and one reported injury.
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Sloosh Dive-Stick Recall Expands to 404,000 Units Across 3 Models
CPSC says the hard-plastic toys violate the federal dive-stick ban; owners should discard the sticks and document disposal for replacements.
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U.S. Job Openings Hold at 7.4 Million as Hiring Stays Flat
June’s JOLTS report shows little movement in openings, hires, quits or layoffs, with gains and losses concentrated in a handful of industries.
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EIA Forecasts Record Natural-Gas Demand From Power Plants in 2027
Data centers, manufacturing and electrification lift the outlook even as renewables take a larger share of U.S. summer generation.
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U.S. Goods Trade Deficit Narrows to $101.5 Billion in June
Advance Census estimates show imports fell $8.2 billion while exports declined $3.8 billion, producing a $4.4 billion smaller gap.
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DOE Draft Finds Grid Congestion Concentrated in 5% of Hours
The national transmission study points to rising electricity demand and several high-value regional links, while stopping short of choosing specific grid projects.
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Labor Department Defines When Hybrid-Work Travel Is Paid
Voluntary mid-day travel may remain an unpaid commute, while required client-scheduling work can start the paid workday and change the status of later driving.
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U.S. Construction Spending Was Flat in June—and 3.2% Below a Year Earlier
The $2.1665 trillion annual rate barely moved from May. Underneath it, manufacturing construction was down 21.4% from June 2025 while office building was up 12.5%.
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FTA Opened a $610 Million Bus-Grant Round
About $589 million is reserved for low- and no-emission buses and supporting facilities. Applications close Sept. 21.
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Four Advanced Reactors Went Critical. None of the Tests Was a Power Plant
Mark-0, Ward 250, Unity and Aalo-X sustained fission chain reactions between June 4 and July 4. The zero-power demonstrations validate physics—not commercial electricity delivery.
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U.S. crude inventories fell 7.2 million barrels as refineries ran at 97.2% capacity
Commercial crude stocks dropped to 404.5 million barrels, while gasoline inventories were nearly flat and propane stocks remained far above their seasonal average.
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Nearly two-thirds of Americans born 1980–1984 received work training by age 38
BLS longitudinal data show employer and vocational training were the most common forms, with participation varying sharply by education.
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U.S. economic growth slowed to 1.5% in the second quarter, advance estimate shows
Consumer spending accelerated and a private-demand gauge rose 3.9%, but weaker government spending and faster import growth held down the headline rate.
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PCE prices fell 0.1% in June as real consumer spending rose 0.4%
BEA reported a monthly decline in its broad inflation gauge while inflation-adjusted spending increased; the estimates remain subject to revision.
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Employer compensation rose 3.4% as benefit costs outpaced wages
The latest Employment Cost Index showed private wages falling after inflation even as benefit and health-plan costs continued to climb.
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U.S. GDP growth slowed to 1.5% as consumer spending rebounded
The advance estimate showed stronger household spending and fixed investment, while government spending fell and price growth accelerated.
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Metro unemployment split nearly evenly in June as payroll growth stayed rare
Jobless rates rose from a year earlier in 184 metro areas and fell in 178, while only 15 posted statistically significant payroll gains.
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GAO finds 22 legal-fee awards at Labor Department and NLRB, none at EEOC
The two agencies reported nearly $1 million in Equal Access to Justice Act awards from fiscal years 2019 through 2025.
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White House expands AI data-center ratepayer pledge, but enforcement remains the central question
The administration says more than 200 organizations now participate in a voluntary framework intended to keep data-center infrastructure costs off ordinary electric bills.
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Trump administration imposes new tariffs on imports from 60 economies
The Section 301 duties took effect July 24, generally at 10% or 12.5%, with product exemptions and special calculations for several major trading partners.
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What Section 301 is, and why it matters for the new tariff regime
The 1974 trade law gives USTR a process for investigating foreign practices and imposing a response, but it does not make every tariff immune from scrutiny.