Jeff Spross
Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.
Latest articles by Jeff Spross
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How to spot the next recession
The Explainer Here's what five important metrics say about the potential for a downturn
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The great Black Friday swindle
The Explainer Don't fall for the flim-flam
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How states can avoid being snookered by the next HQ2
opinion They'll have to band together to solve their collective action problem
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The Brexit crisis, explained
The Explainer Here's everything you need to know
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Is Saudi Arabia about to spoil one of Trump's favorite talking points?
The Explainer Don't get used to cheap gas ...
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Where health-care costs shouldn't be cut
opinion Here's one sector of the American health-care system that definitely deserves a boost
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Why Wall Street is freaking out
The Explainer Is it simply because things are finally getting back to normal?
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The right rises in Brazil
opinion How Jair Bolsonaro conquered Brazil
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Europe's self-destructive war on Italy
opinion Will Europe destroy itself to scold Italy?
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4 reasons the stock market is tanking
The Explainer Here's why October has not been kind to investors
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Are computers headed for a quantum leap?
The Explainer Let's get subatomic
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How Best Buy survived the retail apocalypse
The Explainer Staying out of debt certainly helped
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How vulture capitalists ate Sears
The Explainer Sears' business model and brand were from a bygone era. But the hedge-fund pillagers running the show never gave the company a chance to survive.
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The TARP we needed
opinion It wasn't the one we got
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Trump and the art of the NAFTA deal
opinion To the president's credit, his tariffs worked
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Why GE just can't catch a break
The Explainer Its problems are so much bigger than John Flannery
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America is going to pay a lot of interest soon. But don't fear a debt crisis.
opinion Here's the real problem
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America is on the verge of a nursing crisis
The Explainer We need more nurses. Who will pay for them?
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Wall Street's reefer madness
The Explainer Weed is the new bitcoin
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How Americans grade the economy on a curve
The Explainer This is what consumer sentiment really tells us
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China bets on the blue wave
opinion Why Beijing is hoping Trump comes to his senses after the midterms
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How Wall Street lost its credibility on China
opinion Wall Street once had a direct line to the trade negotiators. Not anymore.
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Steel workers aren't yet benefitting from Trump's steel tariffs. And they're getting upset.
opinion A strike might be imminent
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Trump is discovering trade wars are hard to win
opinion Whoops!
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