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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
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
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
'The Worst, Ill-suited Appointments': Pelosi Slams Trump's Fed Picks Herman Cain And Stephen Moore
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Speaking to reporters at a private lawmakers' retreat, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called conservative commentator Stephe... 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
US Producer Prices Post The Biggest Increase In 5 Months
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U.S. producer prices increased by the most in five months in March, but underlying wholesale inflation was tame. Read more
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell To Meet With Democrats As Trump Increases Pressure On Central Bank
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Top lawmakers also say they are growing increasingly worried about the politicization of the Fed. Read more
Vice President Mike Pence Backs Trump's Call To Lower Interest Rates, Citing Low Consumer Inflation
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Trump and economic advisor Larry Kudlow have also called for lower rates, though the Fed generally makes decisions indep... Read more
Herman Cain's Fed Board Bid Is In Danger As Three GOP Senators Plan To Vote Against Trump's Pick
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At least three GOP senators plan to vote against Herman Cain if Trump formally chooses him for a Federal Reserve Board s... Read more
Rising Gasoline Prices And Rents Boost US Consumer Prices In March
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U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in more than a year in March, but underlying inflation remained benign agains... Read more
After Being Rocked By Trump Tariffs, The Solar Energy Business Is Bouncing Back
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After two years of job losses in the solar industry, a California mandate is welcome and advocates are projecting demand... Read more
America's Bustling Jobs Market Is Still Leaving Some People Behind
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For those in the labor market, employers and job seekers alike, the details of the U.S. labor market are complicated. Read more
Trump Says Economy Would Take Off Like 'a Rocket Ship' If Fed Cut Rates, Ending Tightening Policy
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"I think they should drop rates and get rid of quantitative tightening," Trump says of the Fed. Read more
Here's Where The Jobs Are — In One Chart
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CNBC studied the net changes by industry for March jobs based on the data from the Labor Department. Read more
Job Market Bounces Back In March With 196,000 Gain In Payrolls
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The numbers came a month after February's jaw-dropping gain of just 20,000, which was revised up to 33,000 in the March ... Read more