Economy
6314 Articles
ThinkstockWith Janet Yellen and the Federal Reserve hoping and looking for any good news on higher prices and getting inflation…
ThinkstockVery long-term forecasts about anything are a wasted exercise. So much can go wrong to disprove them. That did not…
U.S. Drought MonitorThe State of California instituted a law which mandated a 25% cut in water use. People and businesses…
ThinkstockWhat will happen if the minimum wage paid by companies which offer fast food moves to $15? Food prices charged…
ThinkstockInvestors, economists, and business owners just got to see their first view of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the second…
Jon OggJanet Yellen and the Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) have not made any change in interest rates.…
Wikimedia CommonsThe Central Bank of the Russian Federation, or the Bank of Russia, is again having to deal with currency…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board has released its Consumer Confidence reading for the month of July. Confidence came crashing down, likely overshadowed…
Wikimedia CommonsThe Chinese stock market went into a free fall in Monday’s trading, dipping an amazing 8.5% in one day.…
Wikimedia CommonsChina’s GDP growth rate is 7%, and trending downward. The GDP growth rate in the US is expected to be…
ThinkstockInvestors have had years and years now to prepare for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike cycle in the United…
ThinkstockThe Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas showed contraction in the month of July, but…
ThinkstockGross Domestic Product (GDP) will be released on Thursday morning. Bloomberg has the consensus economist estimate as a gain of…
ThinkstockIt turns out that the Durable Goods orders were rather durable in June. The new orders rose 3.4% for big…
China’s flu has not turned into a cold in Europe. After an 8% sell off in China, markets in Europe…
Our top personal finance-related articles today. Your wallet will thank you later.