U.S. Economic Growth Relies on Rich Americans More Than Ever

美国经济增长比以往任何时候都更加依赖富裕美国人。

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2025-02-25

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P.M. Edition for Feb. 24. While many Americans pulled back their spending due to inflation, the top 10% of earners increased theirs. WSJ reporter Rachel Louise Ensign explains the impact that has on the broader economy. Plus, the Trump administration proposes a plan that would charge millions of dollars in port fees to Chinese shipping companies and Chinese-built vessels. We hear from WSJ senior reporter Costas Paris about the proposal’s impact, if enacted. And why are NFL teams having trouble finding a new quality quarterback? Alex Ossola hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • President Trump says he's working on an economic development deal with Russia.

  • Plus, the US Is proposing huge port fees on Chinese shipping companies and Chinese built vessels.

  • And the American economy depends more than ever on rich people.

  • While everyone else is kind of feeling pretty pinched with prices up so much,

  • affluent people are in a really different situation because they look at the value of their homes,

  • their stock portfolios and you know, they're uplifting 45%.

  • It's Monday, February 24th.

  • I'm Alex Osila for the Wall Street Journal.

  • This is the PM edition of what's news,

  • the top headlines and business stories that move the world today.

  • President Trump has said he was in talks

  • with Russian President Vladimir Putin about an economic development deal.

  • It's the latest sign of thawing of relations