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  Ray Dalio believes there’s a 35% or even 40% chance of a civil war in the U.S.

  MarketWatch - Louis Goss

  “‘We are on the brink.’” — Ray Dalio, Bridgewater Associates founder Hedge-fund billionaire Ray Dalio believes the U.S. is “on the brink” of a civil …

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  Let Buffett’s Pilot truck stops set up EV chargers, not the government, GOP Sen. Tillis says

  MarketWatch - Victor Reklaitis

  Washington’s three-year-old bipartisan infrastructure law has drawn flak for not delivering a lot of chargers for electric vehicles, but Republican …

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  Fed’s Mester says her businesses contacts are sensing the economy is stronger than anticipated

  MarketWatch - Greg Robb

  Business contacts in the Midwest are starting to become much more upbeat about where the economy is going, Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank President …

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  Fed’s Barkin says consumers are driving inflation. Here’s what they’re willing to pay more for.

  MarketWatch - Greg Robb

  Inflation is being fueled by the service sector, while goods producers have been chastened by experience, Richmond Fed President Tom Barkin said …

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  Supreme Court sides with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, spurning a conservative attack

  MarketWatch - Associated Press

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a conservative-led attack that could have undermined the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The …

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  Import prices post biggest increase in two years, adding to U.S. inflation pressures

  MarketWatch - Jeffry Bartash

  The numbers: The cost of imported goods rose in April for the fourth month in a row and increased at the fastest pace in two years, reflecting the …