Economy
US Core Capital Goods Orders Post The Biggest Gain In 8 Months
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Orders for long-lasting factory goods were expected to rise 0.8% in March, after dropping 1.6% a month earlier. Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Post Biggest Rise In 19 Months
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The underlying trend continued to point to labor market strength, however. Read more
Trump Advisor Hassett Expects Economy To Defy Earlier Doomsday Predictions With 3% Growth
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Stronger economic data recently signals a continuation of above-trend growth, says the Council of Economic Advisors chai... Read more
BlackRock's Larry Fink Says There Are No Signs Of Global Recession In The Next 12 Months
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"We will go through a phase in which things are not great but also not bad." Read more
Herman Cain: 'My Voice Is Needed' To Counter Fed And Its 'professor Standard'
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The prospective nominee promises to pursue a stable dollar if confirmed to a central bank board that he thinks is too do... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Lowest Since 1969; Unemployment Rolls Shrink
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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 205,000 in the most recent week, up slightly fr... Read more
US Retail Sales Soared 1.6% In March
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U.S. retail sales were expected to rise 0.9% in March, after slipping 0.2% a month earlier. Read more
US Trade Deficit Falls In February As Shortfall With China Decreases 28%
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The decline was due in large part to a 28.2 percent decrease in its goods deficit with China as exports to the nation su... Read more
Economy Could Be Weaker Than Expected, And The Reason Is Manufacturing
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Industrial production was negative for the first quarter since the third quarter of 2017, and that could signal weaker e... Read more
If Trump Wins A Second Term, Stocks Would Likely Get A Boost, Robert Shiller Says
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Yale University economics professor Robert Shiller suggests President Trump's policies will prolong the bull market. Read more
Fed's Charles Evans Tells CNBC Rates Can Stay Unchanged Into Fall Of 2020
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Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said on Monday that he'd be comfortable leaving interest rates alone unt... Read more
JP Morgan In 'attack Mode': Mega Bank Is Bigger Than Ever, And Jamie Dimon Bullish On Economy
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Fears that a recession is on the horizon spiked last month when bond markets gave signals that confidence in the economy... Read more
Alan Greenspan Says Economy Will Start To Fade 'very Dramatically' Because Of Entitlement Burden
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Economic growth won't last as the U.S. labors under the burden of growing entitlement programs, former Fed Chairman Alan... Read more
Cain Reportedly Will Withdraw His Name As Potential Fed Nominee
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In recent days, at least four GOP senators said they would not back Cain, seeming to torpedo the nomination before it ev... Read more
US Import Prices Rise For A Third Straight Month, Driven By Higher Fuel Prices
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U.S. import prices were expected to rise 0.4% in March, after rising 0.6% a month earlier. Read more
Paul Krugman: The Next Downturn Will Be A 'smorgasbord Recession'
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The economist says slowing growth in China and Europe, deflation of a tech bubble and corporate debt could all being on ... Read more
Fed Must 'tread Carefully' Given Market Signals On Outlook: Bullard
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St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said the Federal Reserve needs to "tread carefully" to keep the econom... Read more
Fed's Clarida: US Slowing, But Expansion Will 'almost Certainly' Break Record
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The U.S. is economy likely slowing from its strong rate of growth in 2018, with "important international risks" clouding... Read more
Signs Of A Global Economic Recovery In The Second Half Are Emerging
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Worries about the global economy percolate even as equities around the world rise, but an economist at Ned Davis Researc... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Drop To The Lowest Level Since 1969
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First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 211,000 for the most recent week, up from the 2... Read more
