U.S. Markets
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
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
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
Gasoline Likely Going Sky High On West Coast, But Rest Of US May Not Even See $3 This Summer
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California stations are selling $4 a gallon gasoline, but for drivers in most other states, unleaded gas this summer may... Read more
Strong Jobs Number Dashes Recession Fears And Shows Fed It Does Not Need To Move On Rates
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March's jobs growth powered back to a more normal level of 196,000, after February's weakness, suggesting a first-quarte... Read more
Josh Brown: How I Explain The Stock Market Vs The Economy
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Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, has a good analogy to compare the gyrations on Wall Street to the real ec... Read more
Friday's Jobs Report Could Eliminate Market's Recession Fears
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Strong data could help curb market speculation that a recession is coming and that the Federal Reserve could have to cut... Read more
Services Sector Growth Falls To Slowest Pace Since August 2017
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Growth in the U.S. services sector fell more than expected and hit its slowest pace in more than a year, according to da... Read more
No Need For The Fed To Enter 'panic Mode' And Cut Rates Now, Says Moody's
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Top White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow said last week the U.S. Federal Reserve should cut interest rates by 50 ba... Read more
Buffett On The Economy: 'It Looks Like Things Have Slowed Down'
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Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, said Thursday that economic growth has lost some steam recently. Read more
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
Bond Market Says Not Only Is A Recession Coming, But The Fed Will Cut Interest Rates To Stop It
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The bond market is signaling both a possible recession looming and the chance the Fed could have to cut rates this year ... 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
Trump Says GDP Would Have Topped 4% If Fed Had Halted Rate Hikes Sooner
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U.S. economic growth would be much stronger had the Fed stopped raising rates sooner, President Donald Trump said in an ... Read more
Market Sees Nearly 50% Chance Of A Fed Rate Cut By The End Of January 2020
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The fed funds futures market is assigning a 47.8 percent probability of at least one rate cut by Jan. 29. Read more
Stalled Out Job Growth Could Be Warning Of Slowdown But No Signal Of Recession
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February's job growth slowed to a crawl, but it is temporarily sluggish growth and not a sign of recession. Read more
Larry Kudlow Says The Weak Jobs Report Is 'very Fluky,' And He Wouldn't Pay Attention To It
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Kudlow's comments came after the Labor Department's employment report showed U.S. job growth came to a near halt in Febr... Read more
Here's What The 'real' Unemployment Rate Is
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The unemployment rate fell to 3.8 percent in February, according to the Labor Department. But a broader measurement says... Read more
February's Jobs Report Should Show Whether There's Anything To Really Fear About Economy
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The monthly jobs report could signal that the economy's slower growth in the first quarter is just a speed bump rather t... Read more
The Stock Market And The Economy Are Telling Two Different Stories
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The S&P 500's price-earnings ratio is suggesting the market is ignoring the economic reality, according to Tom Essay... Read more