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The traditional notion that a couple who have been together for a long time should get married has broken down.
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A weakening global economy has elevated the risk to sovereign creditworthiness according to a new report from Moody's.
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Now that markets have hit new highs and now that longer-term interest rates have risen again, we are getting a first look at consumer sentiment for the month of November.
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News of the trade negotiations between the United States and China going well begs the question of whether U.S. interest rates have anywhere to go but back up.
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Retail analysts at eMarketer expect 2019 holiday season spending to top $1 trillion for the first time ever.
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Consumer sentiment improved last week according to the latest report from Morning Consult. That's good news for the economy heading into the holiday shopping season.
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Despite some economic warning signs, Christmas spending is expected to reach an all-time high this year, a sign that the consumer will continue to bolster the American economy through the end of the...
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A new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond looks at how high-skill occupations are distributed around the U.S. and concludes that centralization in a few key cities may be the most...
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Hong Kong, one of the business capitals of the world, is in recession, according to its Census and Statistics Department. Hong Kong’s economy, if measured independently from China, which controls...
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Wednesday’s announcement by the Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC) of a quarter-point cut in its policy rate was expected. According to the CME FedWatch Tool there was a 99%...
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While Wednesday was supposed to be a day about a Federal Reserve rate cut by the Federal Open Market Committee, it was also the day that brought the first look at third-quarter gross domestic product.
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From the Council on Contemporary Families 1. Even after accounting for receipt of public benefits and programs for low-income families, 13% of U.S. children—9.7 million—are living in...
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