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Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe Labor Department report on Friday is going to be a very interesting. Investors and traders,…
ThinkstockThe worst of the recession in Europe may have ended, or at least the economy there is not deteriorating as…
ThinkstockChina’s purchasing managers index (PMI) held about even last month. It was good news, even if only relatively. A growing…
ThinkstockThe storm of equity selling that followed the June meeting of the FOMC has brought out the troops (Fed presidents…
ThinkstockAmericans’ confidence in the U.S. economy nearly matched its highest monthly reading since 2008 in June, posting a reading of…
ThinkstockFactory orders in America rose by a slightly better than expected 2.1% in May, according to the Commerce Department. Both…
ThinkstockThe Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has released its Report on Business for the month of June, and the numbers…
ThinkstockThought it is barely above the poverty line, many Americans believe that they can live on $24,000 a year. The…
You heard the great hope behind the Arab Spring after riots and coups in Egypt, Libya and elsewhere in Northern…
ThinkstockThe Institute for Supply Management (ISM) has issued its report on business for the manufacturing sector, showing that growth resumed…
ThinkstockPurchasing managers index (PMI) data for the eurozone continued to be awful in June, although research firm Markit reported that…
ThinkstockBy way of contrast, during the depths of the U.S. recession, unemployment peaked at 10.1%. Eurostat announced that May unemployment…
ThinkstockGermany did not join the parade of European Union (EU) nations which showed very, very modest improvements in manufacturing purchasing…
ThinkstockMarkit issued manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) numbers for June for France, Italy and Spain. The figures painted a picture…
ThinkstockIt’s official. The manufacturing sector of China has reached a dead halt. June purchasing managers index (PMI) was 50.1%, just…
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