The federal government has eliminated a key program that tracked the economic toll of weather and climate disasters.

The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 marked the end of one of the most powerful empires of the 20th century. In this ...

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This resilience, a Teflon-like superpower, is cause for celebration. It means that the twin scourges of recession and unemployment have been kept at bay. The trouble is that threats are now mounting.

Why have the data released this week surprised global analysts for the second time in two quarters? What domestic and ...