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Paul Ausick | Jun 11, 2014 at 7:50 AM EDT

World Bank Forecasts 2014 Global Economic Growth at 2.8%

ThinkstockNow the World Bank is blaming the weather. In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the forecast calls for the…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 10, 2014 at 10:25 AM EDT

Wholesale Trade and Job Openings Both Point to Stronger Summer

ThinkstockTuesday’s economic readings are not exactly market moving numbers because they both cover April data. This was the wholesale trade…

Paul Ausick | Jun 10, 2014 at 8:00 AM EDT

Small Business Optimism Climbs to Another Post-Recession High

ThinkstockThe National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Tuesday morning reported that its small business optimism index for May rose 1.4…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 9, 2014 at 11:05 AM EDT

St. Louis Fed Bullard Still Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect

ThinkstockJames Bullard, President of St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, spoke on Monday in front of a group at the Tennessee…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 9, 2014 at 6:34 AM EDT

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

ThinkstockGraduate from college with a major in business or computer science and the odds are strong there will be a…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2014 at 1:20 PM EDT

S&P Affirms U.S. Sovereign Credit Ratings With Stable Outlook

ThinkstockStandard & Poor’s has affirmed its AA+ rating on the United States of America for its sovereign credit. On top…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 6, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

Unemployment and Payrolls Bring a Pleasant Surprise

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe U.S. Labor Department issued its Employment Situation Report for the month of May on Friday…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Jun 6, 2014 at 6:37 AM EDT

U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High

ThinkStockThe standard of living in the United States reached its highest level since 2008, just before the recession caught hold,…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 5, 2014 at 9:55 AM EDT

Weekly Jobless Claims May Mute Unemployment Report Expectations

The U.S. Labor Department has released its final set of data prior to Friday’s key unemployment rate and payrolls figures.…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 5, 2014 at 8:15 AM EDT

European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment

ThinkstockThe European Central Bank (ECB) has now done something most of have never seen before. It has adopted its own…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2014 at 2:17 PM EDT

Fed Beige Book: Things Are Getting Better!

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve has issued its latest Beige Book, summarizing the comments received from businesses and other contacts outside the…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2014 at 12:50 PM EDT

What If No Quantitative Easing Comes From the European Central Bank?

ThinkstockIf you have watched the stock market, bond market and the economy in general for the past five years or…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2014 at 11:26 AM EDT

ISM Signals Slightly Better Economic Recovery Underway

ThinkstockThe ISM Non-Manufacturing Index rose to 56.3 in May from 55.2 in April. The gain might not look like that…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2014 at 10:30 AM EDT

Were Payrolls in May Really as Bad as ADP Claimed?

ThinkstockEvery month traders await the new payrolls and unemployment report from the U.S. Labor Department. This is generally the most…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2014 at 10:20 AM EDT

Wider April Trade Deficit May Drive Down Second-Quarter GDP

ThinkstockThe so-called U.S. trade balance, what the rest of us have referred to for years as the trade deficit, came…

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Economy Articles

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World Bank Forecasts 2014 Global Economic Growth at 2.8%

Wholesale Trade and Job Openings Both Point to Stronger Summer

Small Business Optimism Climbs to Another Post-Recession High

St. Louis Fed Bullard Still Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

S&P Affirms U.S. Sovereign Credit Ratings With Stable Outlook

Unemployment and Payrolls Bring a Pleasant Surprise

U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High

Weekly Jobless Claims May Mute Unemployment Report Expectations

European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment

Fed Beige Book: Things Are Getting Better!

What If No Quantitative Easing Comes From the European Central Bank?

ISM Signals Slightly Better Economic Recovery Underway

Were Payrolls in May Really as Bad as ADP Claimed?

Wider April Trade Deficit May Drive Down Second-Quarter GDP

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He Answered Yes to One Question About Sleep Apnea. At 73, Every Medigap Insurer He Called Said No.

The $5,181 Social Security Check Is Real. Here's the 35-Year Earnings Record You'd Need to Get It

Bessent Promised to Rescue the Bond Market. It Sold Off Anyway, and That Should Worry Every Investor.

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Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

World Bank Forecasts 2014 Global Economic Growth at 2.8%

Wholesale Trade and Job Openings Both Point to Stronger Summer

Small Business Optimism Climbs to Another Post-Recession High

St. Louis Fed Bullard Still Sees Rate Hike Sooner Than Markets Expect

Best College Majors Led by Business and Computers

S&P Affirms U.S. Sovereign Credit Ratings With Stable Outlook

Unemployment and Payrolls Bring a Pleasant Surprise

U.S. Standard of Living at Six-Year High

Weekly Jobless Claims May Mute Unemployment Report Expectations

European Central Bank Launches Negative Interest Policy Experiment

Fed Beige Book: Things Are Getting Better!

What If No Quantitative Easing Comes From the European Central Bank?

ISM Signals Slightly Better Economic Recovery Underway

Were Payrolls in May Really as Bad as ADP Claimed?

Wider April Trade Deficit May Drive Down Second-Quarter GDP

Bessent Promised to Rescue the Bond Market. It Sold Off Anyway, and That Should Worry Every Investor.

Whoever Said Marvell Suffers Customer Concentration Risk Lied

He Answered Yes to One Question About Sleep Apnea. At 73, Every Medigap Insurer He Called Said No.

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