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March is not typically a time for the start of a new bear market. So why is this happening specifically now?
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The next time you hear about "free pets" being given away, just understand that nothing is really free.
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The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for February released Thursday morning shows a fifth consecutive monthly increase and the highest level the index has reached since March of 2011.
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IHS Market has released its flash U.S. PMI reading for March, and the report cites a strong upturn in private sector output that is supported by the fastest employment growth since May of 2015.
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The Federal Reserve has delivered its first formal interest rate hike for the tenure under new Fed Chairman Jerome Powell. While the formal rate hike was already expected, what matters is the Fed’s...
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A UNESCO report released Wednesday calls for taking action to meet future demands on global water supplies by using nature-based, sustainability solutions.
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For the first time in the history of the United States, the national debt has exceeded $21 trillion, according to the U.S. government.
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A new study shows that virtually all the least livable cities in the world are in Africa or the Middle East, with Baghdad at the very bottom of the list.
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The University of Michigan's Survey of Consumers showed that consumer sentiment rose yet again in early March.
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What drags the economy down early in the year, or at least makes growth lackluster and not moderate?
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With the markets worried about inflation creeping higher and about expected gross domestic product growth creeping lower, sometimes the markets have to digest regional data to see if some...
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When the U.S. Department of Labor released its February measurement of the Producer Price Index (PPI), it showed that producer prices tended to rise more than consumer prices. Unfortunately for the...
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Bankrate.com says that one in five working Americans are not saving any money out of their pay at all.
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With roughly two-thirds of GDP tied to consumer spending, what should the markets make of a big disappointment in retail sales for February?
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The Business Roundtable has released its CEO Outlook Index for the first quarter, and it was very positive considering the recent market volatility.
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