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Once a year, the Oxford English Dictionary releases its word of the year. This year the word is "toxic."
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Wednesday's economic release calendar included a key inflation reading from the U.S. Department of Labor. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the key measurement of consumer inflation.
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Germany's gross domestic product has contracted for a quarter, which raises questions about how enduring a recovery of Europe's economy will be at the end of 2018 and into 2019.
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Small business optimism is slowly retreating from all-time highs posted in August, but the National Federation of Independent Business sees continued economic and employment growth through the end of...
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The Camp and Woolsey fires have spread so extensively that over 48,000 homes are at risk for severe or total damage.
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The Business Roundtable has published comments on a U.S. Department of Commerce initiative to develop a national law protecting consumer privacy.
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Consumer sentiment dipped slightly on the preliminary University of Michigan index reading for November. The index score for the year to date is higher than in any year since 2000.
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The Federal Open Market Committee has released its statement on the decision on whether or not to raise interest rates. As expected, no rate hike was announced at this current meeting for...
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The number of people who will travel over the Thanksgiving weekend is forecast to reach more than 54 million, the highest number in 13 years.
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U.S. CEOs are leaving their corner offices at the highest annual pace since 2008 when the housing collapse and financial crisis were in full swing.
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Retail analytics firm eMarketer has raised its forecast for U.S. retail sales during the 2018 holiday shopping season to just over $1 trillion. This marks the first time ever that sales could reach...
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The so-called JOLTS report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that hires and separations were both little changed in September, but the number of job openings fell.
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Millions of American high school students are or will soon be applying to colleges for the fall of 2019. More than 80% of colleges charge application fees and most applicants apply to three or more...
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Friday’s unemployment and payrolls report from the U.S. Department of Labor was strong, perhaps strong enough that it still offers plenty of cover for Jerome Powell and his fellow Fed-heads to...
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