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Jon C. Ogg | May 9, 2014 at 10:40 AM EDT

Wholesale Trade Much Better Than GDP Report Signaled

ThinkstockA reading on wholesale trade was released on Friday morning by the U.S. Commerce Department. This is for the month…

Jon C. Ogg | May 8, 2014 at 8:41 AM EDT

Weekly Jobless Claims Post Nice Drop After Easter

While the trend for payrolls and unemployment has been better, the great compression in weekly jobless claims had not been…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 8, 2014 at 6:32 AM EDT

People in Utah Most Likely to Give Time and Money

ThinkstockThe people of Utah as the most generous in America. According to a new poll from Gallup: Utah leads U.S.…

Jon C. Ogg | May 7, 2014 at 2:15 PM EDT

Does a Great 10-Year Treasury Auction Signal Trouble Ahead?

ThinkstockIf bonds are rallying, yields are dropping, often due to worries that the economy will slow down or that bonds…

Jon C. Ogg | May 7, 2014 at 9:05 AM EDT

Productivity and Labor Costs Both Headed the Wrong Way — Very Much So

ThinkstockProductivity and unit labor costs were very mixed in the first quarter of 2013. Much of this seems to be…

Paul Ausick | May 7, 2014 at 4:27 AM EDT

States With the Lowest Minimum Wages

ThinkstockFrom 1998 through 2007, the federal minimum wage was set at $5.15 an hour. Over a three-year period, the minimum…

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

U.S. Exports Hit Record in March

Courtesy Maersk LineThe U.S. international trade balance, or the trade deficit, came in largely in line with expectations for the…

Jon C. Ogg | May 5, 2014 at 12:20 PM EDT

ISM and PMI Signal Services Growth, Yet Very Conflicting Jobs Data

Courtesy Starbucks Corp.After a solid jobs report on Friday and after more good news from the Conference Board on Monday,…

Jon C. Ogg | May 5, 2014 at 10:15 AM EDT

Conference Board Employment Trends Confirms Strong Jobs Trajectory

ThinkstockThe Conference Board Employment Trends Index rose in the month of April, a trend that coincides perfectly with the Labor…

Douglas A. McIntyre | May 5, 2014 at 6:20 AM EDT

Slow China Manufacturing Raises Recession Issue

ThinkstockA recession is defined as “a period of temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally…

Jon C. Ogg | May 2, 2014 at 8:50 AM EDT

Total Blowout on Payrolls and Unemployment

Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsVarious data was supporting a strong jobs number for this Friday, and the Labor Department confirmed…

Paul Ausick | May 1, 2014 at 10:40 AM EDT

March New Construction Spending Slows on Lack of Public Spending

ThinkstockThe U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday morning that construction spending in March increased by 0.2% to an estimated seasonally adjusted…

Jon C. Ogg | May 1, 2014 at 10:20 AM EDT

PMI and ISM Mixed Manufacturing Reports Better Than Labor Reports

ThinkstockThursday might not have seen great numbers at all on the jobs numbers, but the manufacturing data coming on the…

Jon C. Ogg | May 1, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

Jobless Claims Headed the Wrong Way

The U.S. Labor Department is out with a very disappointing weekly jobless claims report. Sadly, this is after both ADP…

Jon C. Ogg | Apr 30, 2014 at 2:11 PM EDT

FOMC Goes For Less Surprise This Time Around

ThinkstockJanet Yellen and the FOMC have decided to continue with the low rate policy and tapering of quantitative easing yet…

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Wholesale Trade Much Better Than GDP Report Signaled

Weekly Jobless Claims Post Nice Drop After Easter

People in Utah Most Likely to Give Time and Money

Does a Great 10-Year Treasury Auction Signal Trouble Ahead?

Productivity and Labor Costs Both Headed the Wrong Way — Very Much So

States With the Lowest Minimum Wages

U.S. Exports Hit Record in March

ISM and PMI Signal Services Growth, Yet Very Conflicting Jobs Data

Conference Board Employment Trends Confirms Strong Jobs Trajectory

Slow China Manufacturing Raises Recession Issue

Total Blowout on Payrolls and Unemployment

March New Construction Spending Slows on Lack of Public Spending

PMI and ISM Mixed Manufacturing Reports Better Than Labor Reports

Jobless Claims Headed the Wrong Way

FOMC Goes For Less Surprise This Time Around

Michael Burry Abandons Alibaba Over Broken Management Pledge

Down 40% on AI Pressure, Michael Burry Says Alibaba Needs to Still Fall by Half

Dan Ives Says Investors Still Underestimate Nvidia Days Before Earnings

Dave Ramsey Blasts 35-Year-Old Man Still Living on His Parents’ Family Plan

Social Security Averages Your 35 Highest-Earning Years. One More Year at 64 Can Erase a Zero From 1984 and Raise Your Check for Life.

Michael Burry Abandons Alibaba Over Broken Management Pledge

Down 40% on AI Pressure, Michael Burry Says Alibaba Needs to Still Fall by Half

Economy Articles

All Economy Articles

Wholesale Trade Much Better Than GDP Report Signaled

Weekly Jobless Claims Post Nice Drop After Easter

People in Utah Most Likely to Give Time and Money

Does a Great 10-Year Treasury Auction Signal Trouble Ahead?

Productivity and Labor Costs Both Headed the Wrong Way — Very Much So

States With the Lowest Minimum Wages

U.S. Exports Hit Record in March

ISM and PMI Signal Services Growth, Yet Very Conflicting Jobs Data

Conference Board Employment Trends Confirms Strong Jobs Trajectory

Slow China Manufacturing Raises Recession Issue

Total Blowout on Payrolls and Unemployment

March New Construction Spending Slows on Lack of Public Spending

PMI and ISM Mixed Manufacturing Reports Better Than Labor Reports

Jobless Claims Headed the Wrong Way

FOMC Goes For Less Surprise This Time Around

Michael Burry Abandons Alibaba Over Broken Management Pledge

Down 40% on AI Pressure, Michael Burry Says Alibaba Needs to Still Fall by Half

Dan Ives Says Investors Still Underestimate Nvidia Days Before Earnings

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