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ThinkstockIt turns out that the first quarter drop of 2.9% in gross domestic product (GDP) was truly a blip, just like economists had been saying all along. What is more of a surprise is just how...
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Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. wanted to make an update for its readers about the dual importance of economic reports. It is unemployment that rules the roost in most months, but this week will be an...
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ThinkstockThe Conference Board is out with its monthly reading of consumer confidence in the month of July. It posted its third consecutive gain, but perhaps the real news is that this is its highest...
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ThinkstockTuesday marks the beginning of the July Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting of the Federal Reserve. This is a two-day meeting and the FOMC meeting announcement is slated for around...
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ThinkstockWhile all eyes will be on the upcoming July unemployment and payrolls on Friday, August 1, the other big economic report during the week will of course be second-quarter gross domestic...
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ThinkstockFriday’s report on durable goods was one we were paying close attention to. After all, this is the last major broad production and consumption number ahead of the first look at...
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ThinkstockOn Friday we will get to see the report for Durable Goods for the month of June. This is an incredibly important report because it is for June, marking the end of the second quarter. This...
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Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department’s report on weekly jobless claims blew the doors off the hinges. After last week’s reading was revised to 303,000 from 302,000, the number...
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ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department gave us the formal inflation reading for the month of June on Tuesday morning. Most investors are more concerned about major earnings reports and economic recovery...
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Wikimedia CommonsInvestors who prefer to invest in small-cap stocks instead of Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 Index stocks may have a difficult time through the rest of 2014. That is...
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ThinkstockAfter a 2.9% drop in gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2014, all eyes have been on June economic readings. After all, June marks the end of the second quarter. Now we...
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Thinkstock24/7 Wall St. covers many economic readings throughout each week, month and year. Many economic reports are trumped up in their value by the financial media and by short-term traders, but...
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The U.S. Labor Department is out with its tally on weekly jobless claims, and the verdict is that it was great news. While other information is out that was not positive, the weekly jobless claims...
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ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has released its latest installment of the so-called Beige Book. The Fed is getting yet another chance to move the market with data that should have already been known....
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ThinkstockWednesday’s economic reporting included industrial production and capacity utilization data for the month of June. It turns out that production was muted, and capacity remains defiantly...
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