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The U.S. Department of Labor released the data on weekly jobless claims Thursday morning, and the number remains virtually unchanged.
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The first revision to real gross domestic product for the second quarter was reported Thursday morning.
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The first revision to real GDP for the second quarter of 2014 will be reported Thursday morning.
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Durable goods orders for July were reported Tuesday morning, but do not let the headline number fool you.
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Among the world's poorest nations, Liberia has not nearly enough economic resources to battle the Ebola outbreak.
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The Conference Board reported that the Leading Economic Index had increased 0.9% in July to 103.3.
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ThinkstockIsrael has an outsized effect on world politics for a nation the gross domestic product (GDP) of which is not among the 40 largest in the world. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) puts...
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The German economy contracted .2% in the second quarter of 2014 according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The largest and most powerful by GDP, German’s numbers are considered a...
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The Commerce Department reported on Wednesday that Business Inventories were up by 0.4% for the month of June. The consensus estimate of economists polled by Bloomberg was spot on at 0.4%, and the...
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ThinkstockRetail sales did not have much to show for in the first month of the third quarter. The Commerce Department reported Wednesday that retail sales were flat at 0.0% change in July. This fell...
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The Institute for Supply Management has released its non-manufacturing report on for July. The index rose to 58.7%, from 56% in June.
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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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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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ThinkstockIn most months, the biggest single economic report is the Employment Situation report issued by the U.S. Department Labor on the first Friday of the month. That may not hold true this week....
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