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ThinkstockHurricanes, floods, heat waves and snow storms. Any can be powerful enough or widespread enough to actually chip a piece…
Globally, it is not the richest 1%, but the wealthiest 3% who control one-fifth of the world's income, according to…
The U.S. economy continued expanding in December, posting a purchasing managers index (PMI) reading of 55.0, above the November reading…
ThinkstockAmericans’ confidence in the nation’s economy stood at -21 at the beginning of 2013 and has managed to show a…
The Centre for Economics and Business Research has made several predictions about China's economy and its place in the world,…
Last week, after years of partisan fighting, Congress approved a two-year budget deal. Not included in the measure were any…
New research may undermine Bitcoin's efforts to be treated as a viable means of exchange for products and services. Is…
ThinkstockThe revised consumer sentiment report from Reuters/University of Michigan is out, and the second December reading hit 82.5 for the…
New U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis data show that personal income in current dollars grew by 0.2% month over month…
States with very small populations continue to have an unemployment edge over more populous states. The unemployment rate in North…
Mega MillionsNot everyone would quit a job, leave on extended vacation, and never come back. According to a new poll…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported Friday morning that its third estimate of third-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) rose at…
Standard & Poor's downgrade of European Union long-term debt to AA+ puts it on par with the rating of the…
Standard & Poor's has lowered its long-term credit rating on the European Union, citing threats to its cohesion, contentious budget…
ThinkstockPerhaps roadblocks set in front of key legislation, growing budget deficits, anxiety about the national debt, spying on citizens and…
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