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The Daily Dish: Personalized Pricing - @djeahkin #Eakinomics americanactionforum.org/dail…
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FACT OF THE DAY: BLS projects private health care and social assistance will add 2.2 million jobs from 2025–2035, more than any other major industry.
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Anthropic’s new “wet lab” marks a significant step in unifying AI and life sciences. AI can accelerate drug development, but it cannot replace the biological testing needed to prove new medicines work. #WeeklyCheckup
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Don’t Be AI-larmed: AI Can Discover a Drug. People Still Have to Prove It Works. - Michael Baker #WeeklyCheckup
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AI’s promise in life sciences is potential efficiency, not finished medicines. AI can generate candidates and accelerate experiments, but labs and clinical trials must still establish whether those candidates work. #WeeklyCheckup
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With federal debt now above $40 trillion and rising by more than $2 trillion annually, the $41.1 trillion debt limit could be reached in 2027. Congress should begin addressing the issue now. #Eakinomics
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China has once again fallen short of its commitments. U.S. agricultural imports reached $8.8 billion through July 2026, well below the $17 billion annual goal, while soybean purchases remain below target. #TheShipment
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The debt limit is back. Federal debt passed $40 trillion on August 18, and debt has been mounting by more than $2 trillion annually. At that pace, the $41.1 trillion limit could be reached in 2027. #Eakinomics
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AI is moving rapidly into drug development, raising expectations about new medicines – and concerns about computers playing a larger role in human health. AI can help, but biology still must prove medicines work. #WeeklyCheckup
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Good reminder from @djheakin of @AAF: Uncle Sam is piling on the debt so fast Congress will soon have to debate the debt limit again. Add it to the list of potential lame duck priorities.
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The FTC’s new personalized pricing proposal employs a “consumer expectations” framework that could lead to subjective enforcement and limit consumer benefits. #antitrust
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The federal debt passed $40 trillion on August 18, after OBBBA raised the debt limit by $5 trillion to $41.1 trillion. At current growth rates, the limit could be reached in 2027. #Eakinomics
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The FTC’s proposed policy targets personalized pricing without required disclosures. But grounding enforcement in subjective “consumer expectations” could create ambiguity, chill competition, and limit pricing innovation. #Antitrust
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On this episode of the AAF Exchange, AAF President @djheakin and Director of Trade Policy @JJensen2020 discuss the Fed’s latest decision, gas prices, and the U.S.-Canada trade war. piped.video/watch?v=-3I0b9Pm…
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Managing expectations appears to be the priority on the Trump-Xi meeting. China has fallen short on most prior commitments, including Boeing purchases, tariff reductions, agricultural imports, and soybean purchases. #TheShipment
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FACT OF THE DAY: Since the start of 2026, the federal government has published $1.1 trillion in total regulatory net cost savings and 108.7 million hours of net annual paperwork increases.
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The Shipment: Xi Visits DC – The U.S.-China Summit - @JJensen2020 #TradePolicy
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The administration is reportedly preparing a 90-day diesel export ban, with high energy prices driving political pressure. But the ban could raise fuel prices and create additional uncertainty over its legal authority. #Eakinomics americanactionforum.org/dail…
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