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Since 1979, income growth has risen at a faster rate for the country’s richest 1% — while only modestly growing for the bottom 99%. In other words, the American inequality problem is very real.

Many economists and politicians argue that international trade has been a good thing. Countries that open themselves up for trade tend to be more peaceful, more efficient, and consumers can get ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 5 — Malaysia has the highest rate of income inequality among peers nearing high-income status, with ...