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Hammered by a downturn in the gaming industry and torn to shreds by Hurricane Sandy, Atlantic City has the highest unemployment rate of any city in the country.
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U.S. second-quarter GDP fell at an annualized rate of nearly 33% in the second quarter, the largest decline since reporting began following World War II. Consumer spending fell by 25%.
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Global experts warn that the hottest areas in the world will get much hotter. Two locations in Iraq topped 124 degrees today.
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The world and the financial markets are both addicted to government sponsored economic stimulus. Companies love stimulus and millions of consumers currently have no job and have little to no...
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24/7 Wall St. has been tracking GDP forecasts and other economic forecasts around the pandemic. Unfortunately, the great economy of 2019 will not be seen for quite some time. Just don't bother...
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The Conference Board's July survey of U.S. consumer confidence showed that Americans have become more worried about the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the job market.
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The primary debate among economists is how badly the world economy is damaged now and will be in the future.
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Some children actually learn primarily from their parents, perhaps with the aid of tutors. They do not interact with traditional schools at all. In Alaska, this number is particularly high.
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The overall trends were better in enough categories that the July data may not be as soft as it might seem today.
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The equity markets will start to fall as parts of the economy shut down again and it becomes clear that as many as 15 million lost jobs cannot be replaced.
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Economic reports on unemployment claims, manufacturing, and retail sales present a mixed view on how the United States is coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The European Commission cut its gross domestic product forecast for 2020. Its economists expect an 8.7% drop this year. This is a downward revision of its last forecast. GDP is expected, the body...
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There has been a perception among optimistic economists that after battered second-quarter GDP figures growth will begin to blossom at the end of the third quarter into next year. The unemployment...
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It is 90 years since Asia started growing economically, and that period has come to an end, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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The Business Roundtable released results its second-quarter CEO survey, noting that the quarter's index score was the lowest in more than a decade.
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