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This Friday will mark the first real look at third quarter GDP. While this is a backward-looking number, this number is closely watched as it marks the official yardstick that measures the entire...
The all-in economic readings are not quite signaling that the next economic mudslide is imminent. even if the economic recovery remains exceptionally dull.
That retail sales in September showed a bit of a comeback after a disappointing August may fly in the face of the retail sales we have seen from some of the nation's largest retailers.
The U.S. Commerce Department has released its factory orders reading for the month of August, and the reality is that they looked better than expected.
Now that the third quarter has come to an end, and with the election dominating the fourth quarter, 24/7 Wall St. wanted to take a look at the broader economic snapshot.
The August trade report shows that the deficit in goods fell slightly to more than $58 billion, which was less than consensus estimates.
Thursday's barrage of economic reports included the U.S. Department of Commerce's final revision for the second-quarter GDP reading.
Maybe America is supposed to just be happy that GDP is up at all when the rest of the world is sucking wind and suffering with negative interest rates.
Durable goods matter because they sum up what is happening in the big-ticket items that help make up U.S. gross domestic product.
Wednesday’s economic report schedule was a bit on the light side, but there are still plenty of economic and international market events driving the cart. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reported...
ThinkstockLong live the trade deficit! For many Americans the month report on U.S. International Trade in Goods is simply called the U.S. trade deficit. After all, when was the last time anyone saw...
Business inventories remained quite subdued in the month of April. That shows a continued muted inventory climate in which businesses just do not seem eager to restock.
Wholesale inventories increased sharply in April, a positive surprise at a time when more economic weakness has been seen than strength.
Personal income and consumer spending posted gains for the month of April. The U.S. Department of Commerce said that consumer spending saw the biggest jump going back to 2009.
Thursday's report on durable goods was, no pun intended, quite durable. The headline report showed a gain of more than 3% in the month of April.