Economy
Optimism Dips, But Americans Still Feel Economy Is In Good Shape Under Trump: CNBC Survey
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Half of all Americans believe the economy is in excellent or good shape, according to CNBC's All-America Economic Survey... Read more
US Consumer Confidence Weakens In March
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American consumers were feeling less confident this month amid continued volatility in the financial markets. Read more
US Housing Starts Fall In February On Weak Single-family Homebuilding
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U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in February as construction of single-family homes dropped to more than a 1-1/... Read more
Trump Tariffs Costing US Consumers $1.4 Billion Per Month, Study Shows
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Princeton and Columbia find President Trump's tariffs are costing U.S. consumers b... Read more
Apples Streaming Push Is A Reminder Of What Irelands West Has Lost
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Last night (25 March) Apple revealed how it intends to take on the world of streaming entertainment and real-time video... Read more
Standard Chartered CEO Says A Recession Next Year 'looks Less Likely Today'
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There may be signs of a possible recession, but Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters says it doesn't look like a downturn... Read more
Business Economists See A Slowdown In Growth This Year, Survey Says
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The nation's business economists foresee a sharp slowdown in U.S. economic growth over the next two years, in sharp cont... Read more
Ex-Fed Chair Yellen: The Recession Indicator In The Bond Market Could Mean A Rate Cut Not A Downturn
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Yellen discusses the yield curve inversion, which sent stocks tumbling on Friday. Read more
Fed's Charles Evans Says US Economy Is Slowing But Downplays Recession
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Chicago Federal Reserve President Charles Evans says the U.S. economy has slowed but downplayed chances of a recession. Read more
Boeing's 737 Max Could Single-handedly Hit US GDP If Production Is Halted, JP Morgan Says
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A production halt of Boeing's 737 Max jets could be felt well beyond the aerospace giant's quarterly profits, according ... Read more
The Bond Market Is Flashing Its Biggest Recession Sign Since Before The Financial Crisis
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The three-month bond yield eclipsed the 10-year note Friday morning, a traditionally strong sign that a downturn is loom... Read more
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected
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The jobless claims report pointed to still strong labor market conditions, though the pace of job growth has slowed afte... Read more
Fed Chair Powell Says Chinese And European Economies Have Slowed 'substantially'
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Weakening Chinese and European economies are acting as a deterrent to U.S. growth, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powel... Read more
Fed Gives Market What It Wanted — It's Ending Its Balance Sheet Reduction In September
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The Fed's program to reduce the bonds it holds on its balance sheet will end in six months, a move scrutinized by financ... Read more
Fed Holds Line On Rates, Says No More Hikes Ahead This Year
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In a unanimous move, the central bank's policymaking committee took a sharp dovish turn from policy projections just thr... Read more
The Market Could Be Setting Itself Up For A Letdown From Wednesday's Fed Decision
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Should the policymaking Federal Open Market Committee not deliver on market expectations, the result may not be pretty. Read more
US Economic Growth Is Likely To Slow Sharply This Year And Next, According To CNBC's Fed Survey
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The average forecast for GDP growth this year is just 2.3 percent because of the trade battle and slowing global growth,... Read more
White House Touts Trump's Economic Policies, Warns Against 'Medicare-for-all' And Wealth Tax
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The Council of Economic Advisors says Trump's tax cuts led to millions receiving bonuses and cautions that progressive p... Read more
'The One Report That Everyone In Washington Watches' Just Showed A Big Gain In Job Openings
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Job vacancies jumped to a fresh high of 7.6 million in January as employers continue to seek qualified applicants to fil... Read more
US Manufacturing Output Falls For A Second Straight Month
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U.S. manufacturing output fell for a second straight month in February. Read more