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The Chicago Fed National Activity Index rose into positive territory in August primarily on strength in manufacturing.
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New research shows just how deep the homelessness problem is across major cities in the largest state. However, the city with the highest rate of homelessness is not in California.
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Here is another sign of how close Europe's overall economy is to contraction and how perilous the global expansion is going into the end of 2019.
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The economic confidence of Americans has hit the lowest level since the federal government shutdown ended in January. Some of the decline has to do with worries about a recession.
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The OECD forecast of global gross domestic product and growth nation by nation has just hit the lowest level since the financial crisis.
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The Federal Reserve's open market committee on Wednesday cut the federal funds rate by another quarter point. Not everyone was happy with that choice.
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With the deficit in the United States now over $22 trillion, there may come a day when deficits and credit actually matter again.
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While U.S. markets are holding near all-time highs, the concerns about recession seem to be mounting. The Duke University quarterly survey of CFO Global Business Outlook gave some credence to this...
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The odds of a September 18 FOMC meeting rate cut seemed to be in the bag during the volatility of August and September. But it has become more difficult to forecast the Federal Reserve's next move,...
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More and more corporations are falling under scrutiny for in-house practices and policies in an increasingly critical culture. As a result, companies are striving to be better not just on the bottom...
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The University of Michigan has released its preliminary survey of consumer sentiment for September, while the trade war was weighing on the minds of consumers.
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How likely is a recession and what steps do U.S. companies plan to take to mitigate the effects if a recession should occur? A new survey offers some clues.
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With another round of Presidential candidate debates on the docket, it’s time to talk about deficits. Realistically, it seems no one in Washington, D.C. has any great plans about how to deal with...
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Proper etiquette would suggest tipping for certain services, but this isn’t always the case. Some people are more generous than others, while many aren’t giving tips at all.
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The European Central Bank was expected to lower interest rates, and it delivered. This is after interest rates in Europe already had been below zero in many of the bond issues.
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