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Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 26, 2013 at 4:58 AM EST

The American Consumer’s Doomed Retirement, Again

ThinkstockAmericans do not have enough for retirement. They do not save enough money for retirement. Their houses, a primary source…

Paul Ausick | Feb 22, 2013 at 10:15 AM EST

“Bleak” Outlook for Container Shipping Is Bad News for the Global Economy

Courtesy Maersk LineThe world’s largest container shipping group, Denmark’s A.P. Moeller-Maersk, expects shipping demand on routes between Europe and Asia…

Mike Sauter | Feb 22, 2013 at 6:17 AM EST

The States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions

ThinkstockLast year, the number of union members in the U.S. fell by more than 400,000, or 2.7%. This decline was…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 21, 2013 at 10:20 AM EST

Philly Fed Gets Worse in February, Leading Indicators Fail to Lead

ThinkstockThis morning brought the weekly jobless claims and the Consumer Price Index from the Labor Department. Now we have two…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 21, 2013 at 9:10 AM EST

Surprises in Weekly Jobless Claims and Core Inflation

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Labor Department has two key reports out this Thursday. We have seen a rise in…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 15, 2013 at 10:15 AM EST

Consumer Sentiment Reigns over Capacity, Production and New York Data

ThinkstockThe U.S. markets had three economic reports to digest this Friday. However, the reports have so far not been enough…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 14, 2013 at 9:10 AM EST

Continuing Jobless Claims, the Army of Unemployed, Hits Lowest Level Since Before Recession

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department may have given a disappointing uptick in the unemployment rate two weeks…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 13, 2013 at 10:15 AM EST

Another Gain in Business Inventories

ThinkstockBusiness inventories rose less than expected in the month of December. We would caution that this is an older number…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 13, 2013 at 9:00 AM EST

Retail Sales and Import/Export Prices Show Gains

ThinkstockWe had two rounds of economic readings this Wednesday morning: retail sales for the month of January, as well as…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Feb 8, 2013 at 6:00 AM EST

Nemo and More Distortion of Economic Stats

ThinkstockOne of the hangovers of Hurricane Sandy was the effect on late October economic activity. Everything from employment data to retail…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 7, 2013 at 3:20 PM EST

Federal Reserve Shows Consumer Credit Posts Fifth Straight Monthly Gain

ThinkstockConsumer Credit is on the rise yet again according to the Federal Reserve, although with it being a December reading…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 5, 2013 at 10:25 AM EST

January ISM Non-Manufacturing Falls but Hits 42nd Consecutive Month of Growth

ThinkstockThe January ISM Report on Business for the nonmanufacturing sector came in at 55.2%, down from 55.7% in December. The…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM EST

Factory Orders and Employment Trends Fail to Spark More Selling

ThinkstockMonday is looking soft after weeks and weeks of a rally and inflows. Pullbacks are good right now. But the…

Jon C. Ogg | Feb 1, 2013 at 10:19 AM EST

ISM Data, Consumer Sentiment and Construction Spending Bring DJIA 14,000

ThinkstockWe have two important readings out this morning, after the key unemployment report from earlier. We have seen the University…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jan 23, 2013 at 6:53 AM EST

Davos Economists Not Optimistic About 2013 Economic Recovery

ThinkstockThe World Economic Forum in Davos will give economists a chance to flog their views of the 2013 recovery, and…

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The American Consumer’s Doomed Retirement, Again

“Bleak” Outlook for Container Shipping Is Bad News for the Global Economy

The States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions

Philly Fed Gets Worse in February, Leading Indicators Fail to Lead

Surprises in Weekly Jobless Claims and Core Inflation

Consumer Sentiment Reigns over Capacity, Production and New York Data

Continuing Jobless Claims, the Army of Unemployed, Hits Lowest Level Since Before Recession

Another Gain in Business Inventories

Retail Sales and Import/Export Prices Show Gains

Nemo and More Distortion of Economic Stats

Federal Reserve Shows Consumer Credit Posts Fifth Straight Monthly Gain

January ISM Non-Manufacturing Falls but Hits 42nd Consecutive Month of Growth

Factory Orders and Employment Trends Fail to Spark More Selling

ISM Data, Consumer Sentiment and Construction Spending Bring DJIA 14,000

Davos Economists Not Optimistic About 2013 Economic Recovery

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

The American Consumer’s Doomed Retirement, Again

“Bleak” Outlook for Container Shipping Is Bad News for the Global Economy

The States With the Strongest and Weakest Unions

Philly Fed Gets Worse in February, Leading Indicators Fail to Lead

Surprises in Weekly Jobless Claims and Core Inflation

Consumer Sentiment Reigns over Capacity, Production and New York Data

Continuing Jobless Claims, the Army of Unemployed, Hits Lowest Level Since Before Recession

Another Gain in Business Inventories

Retail Sales and Import/Export Prices Show Gains

Nemo and More Distortion of Economic Stats

Federal Reserve Shows Consumer Credit Posts Fifth Straight Monthly Gain

January ISM Non-Manufacturing Falls but Hits 42nd Consecutive Month of Growth

Factory Orders and Employment Trends Fail to Spark More Selling

ISM Data, Consumer Sentiment and Construction Spending Bring DJIA 14,000

Davos Economists Not Optimistic About 2013 Economic Recovery

This High-Yield Bond ETF Offers Steady Cash Flow and Low Volatility

This Natural Resources ETF Has Silently Outperformed The S&P 500 Year-To-Date While Yielding 5%

XRP vs Solana vs Ethereum: Which Altcoin is the Best Buy for Upside Right Now?

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