Rachel Barber
Reporter at USA Today
@USATODAY covering politics, elections & education. 📩 [email protected] / rachelbarber44 on Signal
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3 days ago |
usatoday.com | Rachel Barber
Like many 2025 college graduates, Jayda Hurtado is hoping to land a dream job soon but is quickly learning the challenges involved with entering todayâs job market. âIâm actually terrified. I probably have a good cry session about it maybe every two weeks,â Hurtado said.ÂSheâs applied to jobs but hasnât landed an interview yet.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Rachel Barber
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments Wednesday appeared to heighten financial experts’ fears that tariffs on goods imported to the U.S. could bring about an economic condition known as “stagflation.”Powell didn’t use the exact word, but said President Donald Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs were “highly likely” to fuel inflation and could slow growth – two things that when combined have historically marked periods of stagflation.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Rachel Barber
With the clock ticking on tax season, the IRS is reminding Americans that April 15 is also their last chance to file a past due return and receive a refund for tax year 2021. Some 1.1 million Americans who didn’t file a federal income tax return for 2021 are collectively missing out on $1.025 billion in unclaimed refunds, according to the IRS. If you are one of them, you may be leaving money on the table and time is running out to claim it.
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1 week ago |
usatoday.com | Rachel Barber
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro − who was evacuated safely along with his family after his home was set on fire − was a top contender to join former Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket last year before she chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Police say an arsonist caused a "significant amount of damage" to the home April 13. Authorities are searching for the person or people responsible and offering a $10,000 reward for information that would lead to an arrest and conviction.
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2 weeks ago |
usatoday.com | Rachel Barber
The probability the U.S. will enter a recession is significantly higher today than it was even one week ago, experts say, as the stock market is whipsawed by President Donald Trump's aggressive tariff plans and some other nations weigh retaliatory levies of their own. But what exactly is a recession?
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Trump tariffs appear aimed at closing the trade deficit. Experts are skeptical it'll work:
The deficit fluctuates but has grown over the last several decades. https://t.co/HY0POsWzTZ
RT @USATODAYmoney: Tax season gives many people anxiety. Here's what we know about filing this year. https://t.co/4C6pUP7Vhy
RT @USATODAYmoney: Markets rise. Markets fall. Corrections happen. What it means when an investment enters correction territory. https://t.…