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After sliding for four consecutive years, the United States moved up two places for the second year in a row in the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness rankings, from fifth last year to third in...
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A new report suggests that the small business economy continues to grow modestly.
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ThinkstockAfter sliding for four consecutive years, the United States moved up two places for the second year in a row in the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness rankings, from fifth last year...
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The Commerce Department's report on factory orders for July was released on Wednesday, and the headline gain was a whopping 10.5%.
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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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