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President Donald Trump hosts a reception for House and Senate leaders in the the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 23, 2017. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

President Will Test Own Deal-Making

by Josh Boak AP Economics WriterJanuary 24, 2017

FILE - In this Sept. 19, 2013, file photo, customers walk outside of a Wal-Mart store in San Jose, Calif. From Wal-Mart to General Motors to Amazon, a growing number of the world’s largest companies appear to be trying to get in step with President-elect Donald Trump’s demand that employers hire and keep jobs at home. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

With Job Announcements, Firms Appear to Seek Trump Approval

by Josh Boak AP Economics WriterJanuary 19, 2017

In this Jan. 13, 2017, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks with reporters in the lobby of Trump Tower in New York. Trump’s meetings this week with CEOs seeking federal approval for major mergers are raising red flags for ethics lawyers concerned that about the possible erosion of a firewall between the regulators tasked with approving the billion-dollar deals and the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump’s CEO Meetings Raise Questions

by Josh Boak AP Economics WriterJanuary 15, 2017

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2009, file photo, President Barack Obama puts his hand to his heart during the Pledge of Allegiance at the 102nd Abraham Lincoln Association banquet in Springfield, Ill. He was a first-term senator-turned-president. A former law professor with little experience in economics or management. When he walked into the White House he had one, clear job: Piece together the shards of a shattered U.S. economy. It wasn’t smooth and it wasn’t fast, but Obama ultimately succeeded. Obama will leave behind an economy far stronger than the one he inherited by most measures. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

U.S. Economy Up, but Voters Didn’t Buy It

by Josh Boak AP Economics WriterJanuary 8, 2017

President-elect Donald Trump listens to a question as he speaks to reporters at Mar-a-Lago, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump Takes Credit for 8,000 Jobs, Touts Talks With Obama

by Vivian Salama Associated Press, and Josh Boak Associated PressDecember 28, 2016

In this March 16, 2012 file photo, a "Made in America" tag hangs on a chest of drawers at a furniture factory in Lincolnton, N.C. The vast majority of Americans say they prefer lower prices instead of paying a premium for items labeled “Made in the U.S.A.,” even if it means those cheaper items are made abroad, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone, File)

Poll: Americans Prefer Low Prices to U.S. Made

by Josh Boak Associated Press, and Emily Swanson Associated PressApril 14, 2016