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The price of gasoline has surged across the United States in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. But are the biggest increases in the price of gas are behind us?
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Hurricane Irma is a Cape Verde-type hurricane, and those kinds of storms have a reputation for being among the most destructive tempests.
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The path back to normal operations following tropical storm Harvey is neither straight nor smooth. Floodwater continues to be a problem in some places, while others are getting operations restarted.
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The impact of robots and automation across the U.S. economy varies widely by city, state and region. Where robot use is heaviest it can account for a non-trivial number of workers.
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North Korea has conducted its first nuclear test in a year and claims that the underground blast was a hydrogen bomb. If true, that would mark a big step forward in the country's development of...
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Consumer spending rose by 0.4% month over month in July and inflation has remained well below 2% for the third consecutive month.
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The American economy seems impossible to derail. However, two factors, completely unrelated, could ruin current progress.
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Stronger-than-expected second-quarter GDP growth got its biggest boost from consumer spending and its biggest anchor from residential fixed investments (home buyers).
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Damage in the Houston area from tropical storm Harvey could rise as high as $160 billion, according to an estimate from Accuweather.
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Overall, consumer confidence continued to improve in August, though there were mixed readings in the latest report.
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The Dallas Fed released its monthly report on the Texas manufacturing outlook. In general the survey indicates a sunnier outlook, with large gains in two categories that could signal rising inflation.
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In Houston and other Texas cities hit hard by tropical storm Harvey, more than 60% of properties could be flooded as the storm dumps more rain on the saturated region.
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Houston, flooded by Hurricane Harvey, is the fourth largest city in the United States by population, and it also is a huge city, geographically.
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Living paycheck to paycheck is more common than you might think. Here are some tips that could help get you out of that rut.
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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen defended the financial reforms put in place following the financial crisis, but kept quiet on interest rates and reducing the Fed's borrowing. Markets reacted...
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