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“It would be unwise to disregard the U.S. consumer, which remains the backbone of the economy,” Naomi Fink, chief global strategist at Amova Asset Management, wrote in a note.

Conservative shadow business secretary Andrew Griffith said following "Brussels red tape" was the "last thing the UK economy needs" - adding that Sir Keir Starmer "lacks the backbone to negotiate effectively for Britain".

“It’s such a foundational backbone of our care infrastructure.”

Echoing the 1990s dotcom frenzy to build internet infrastructure, today's tech giants are spending unprecedented sums to construct the silicon backbone of the revolution in artificial intelligence.

High incomes aren’t just helpful in securing a financially comfortable retirement, but they’re also the backbone to aging well — very well, in fact — according to a new Pew Research Center report released Thursday.