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The Conference Board has reported that U.S. consumer confidence fell in October for the third consecutive month.
The last week of October is going to be an important one for the global financial markets. The Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee is expected to reveal another federal funds rate cut.
Consumer sentiment rose 2.5% month over month in October but trailed the October 2018 index reading by 3.1%.
The national rate of drunk driving deaths has slowed, according to new research. Yet in several states, the number has soared.
A near-term plan to restore nearly a billion acres of the earth's surface to pasture and farmland could pay huge dividends by giving countries and policymakers the time to scale up more costly...
Germany, the largest economy in Europe and the fourth largest in the world, is in deep trouble, and the big economic engines are sputtering all over the world.
While a decline in drunk driving and better safety systems in vehicles continue to reduce the number of drivers and passengers killed in cars, pedestrians have not been so fortunate.
The updated IMF World Economic Growth Outlook downgrades the organization's global growth forecast to less than 3.5% gross domestic product expansion.
In some cities, crime is still rampant, in particular violent crime. Data shows that rape rates continue to be very high in certain areas.
Chinese GDP growth fell to 6.0% in the third quarter, down from 6.1% in the second quarter. While tariffs are having an impact on exports, China's falling imports are likely even more to blame for...
In some cities, crime is still rampant, in particular violent crime. Data shows that murder rates continue to be very high in certain areas.
The holiday season is nearly upon us, and according to a recent report about 60 million U.S. adults are planning travel or a hotel stay during this time.