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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...
A new report suggests that the small business economy continues to grow modestly.
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...
The Commerce Department's report on factory orders for July was released on Wednesday, and the headline gain was a whopping 10.5%.
The U.S. Department of Labor released the data on weekly jobless claims Thursday morning, and the number remains virtually unchanged.
The first revision to real gross domestic product for the second quarter was reported Thursday morning.
The first revision to real GDP for the second quarter of 2014 will be reported Thursday morning.
Durable goods orders for July were reported Tuesday morning, but do not let the headline number fool you.
Among the world's poorest nations, Liberia has not nearly enough economic resources to battle the Ebola outbreak.
The Conference Board reported that the Leading Economic Index had increased 0.9% in July to 103.3.
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Institute for Supply Management has released its non-manufacturing report on for July. The index rose to 58.7%, from 56% in June.