Musk, Lutnick Play With Fire When It Comes to GDP
When two of US President Donald Trump’s top lieutenants issued a call to remove government spending from the nation’s ...
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It’s Kind of Fitting That Musk Now Wants to Cook the Books on GDP
Heterodox economists have long criticized politicians’ maniacal obsession with GDP growth, pointing to its relatively recent ...
Musk and Lutnick want to measure GDP minus government. It’s already done and makes little difference.
The Trump administration wants to create a separate report about the economy that strips out the impact of government ...
Trump official floats new approach on GDP, as economy is poised to slow sharply
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick wants to separate government spending from GDP, which economists worry could lead to cherry ...
Warren questions Commerce secretary on Musk access to data on competitors
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Monday questioned Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick over the access tech billionaire ...
Federal Grant Program Opens Door to Elon Musk’s Starlink
Under new rules from President Trump’s Commerce Department, a $42 billion high-speed internet effort will no longer favor ...
All negative economic data is ‘Biden data' and Trump will fix the economy, Commerce chief Lutnick says
The stock market dropped sharply in recent days as investors worried about the effects of new tariffs on Canada and Mexico by ...
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Elon Musk says US Postal Service, Amtrak should ‘be privatized’
Elon Musk wants to privatize the United States ... He doubled down last month, saying that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick would “look into” folding the Postal Service into the Commerce ...
Commerce to Overhaul ‘Internet for All’ Plan, Expanding Starlink Funding Prospects
The agency plans changes that will make Elon Musk’s satellite-internet service eligible for more rural broadband funding.
The Trump administration may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring the impact of DOGE cuts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...
Trump Administration Plans To Dish Out More Money To Elon Musk's Starlink For Rural Broadband
SpaceX CEO and White House advisor Elon Musk could cash in as the Commerce Department plans to expand Starlink’s access to ...