Breaking News: Markets


There's A 70% Chance Of Recession In The Next Six Months, New Study From MIT And State Street Finds

AMERICA - Published date: .

Using a scientific method initially developed to measure human skulls, researchers from MIT and State Street say there's... Read more

Trump Says The Fed Should Cut Rates So The US Can Pay Down Its $23 Trillion Debt

AMERICA - Published date: .

In a tweet Tuesday morning, the president again said the central bank should cut its key lending rate so it's more in li... Read more

Consumer Confidence Jumps As Job-market Outlook Improves

AMERICA - Published date: .

Consumer confidence grew more than expected in January as the outlook around the labor market improved, data released Tu... Read more

Trump Says GDP Would Be Near 4% And The Dow Could Be 10,000 Points Higher If It Weren't For The Fed

AMERICA - Published date: .

The president has repeatedly taken the Fed and Chair Jerome Powell to task for aggressively raising rates. Read more

The Pickup Truck Indicator Shows The Economy Is Strong

AMERICA - Published date: .

One firm analyzed pickup truck sales in order to get a read on the state of small businesses in the United States. Read more

Kudlow Says 'tax Cuts 2.0' Will Be Unveiled Later This Year During Trump Presidential Campaign

AMERICA - Published date: .

National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow said that the White House plans to unveil a plan for additional tax cuts... Read more

US Budget Deficit Topped $1 Trillion In 2019 For The First Time In Seven Years

AMERICA - Published date: .

The budget shortfall hit $1.02 trillion for the year, a 17.1% increase from 2018, which itself had seen a 28.2% jump fro... Read more

Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart

AMERICA - Published date: .

CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for December based on data from the Labor Department. Read more

Job Market Ends 2019 With Disappointing 145,000 Growth In Payrolls

AMERICA - Published date: .

The U.S. jobs market ended 2019 on a sour note, with December's payroll and wage growth missing expectations, according ... Read more

Fed Policy Is In A 'good Place' But Will Remain Flexible On Rates And Repo, Vice Chairman Says

AMERICA - Published date: .

Richard Clarida said rate cuts last year helped quell worries over global weakness. Read more

JP Morgan Tells Wealthy Clients A 'progressive Overhaul' Of Economy Is One Of 2020's Biggest Risks

AMERICA - Published date: .

J.P. Morgan Asset and Wealth Management also said an uptick in inflation is a risk to the market in 2020. Read more

Private Payroll Growth Surges In December To End 2019 Strong, ADP Says

AMERICA - Published date: .

Companies added 202,000 positions in another sign of a healthy labor market, according to a report Wednesday from ADP an... Read more

'Bond King' Gundlach Says A Recession Is 'very Unlikely' In 2020

AMERICA - Published date: .

Jeffrey Gundlach is not worried about a possible recession in 2020, saying on Wednesday that he thinks it's "very unlike... Read more

'Bond King' Gundlach Says A Recession Is 'very Unlikely' In 2020

AMERICA - Published date: .

Jeffrey Gundlach is not worried about a possible recession in 2020, saying on Wednesday that he thinks it's "very unlike... Read more

Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Says Confident Consumers Are Spending 5.5% More This Year

AMERICA - Published date: .

"People are spending, and that's good news for the U.S. economy," Moynihan tells CNBC. Read more

Bank Of America CEO Brian Moynihan Says Confident Consumers Are Spending 5.5% More This Year

AMERICA - Published date: .

"People are spending, and that's good news for the U.S. economy," Moynihan tells CNBC. Read more

The Fed Will Stay In Hibernation Until At Least Summer: CNBC Survey

AMERICA - Published date: .

Less than half of respondents to the CNBC Fed Survey forecast a rate cut next year and just 5% expect a hike. Read more

The Fed Will Stay In Hibernation Until At Least Summer: CNBC Survey

AMERICA - Published date: .

Less than half of respondents to the CNBC Fed Survey forecast a rate cut next year and just 5% expect a hike. Read more

Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart

AMERICA - Published date: .

CNBC studied the net change in employment by industry for November based on data from the Labor Department. Read more

Biden Says Trump's Pressure On The Federal Reserve Is An Abuse Of Power

AMERICA - Published date: .

"It's his way of abusing power across the board. It's a big mistake," Biden says of Trump's attacks on the Fed. Read more