Small Business Optimism Improves in October
The National Federation of Independent Business has reported that its small business optimism index for October remains well below the index's 42-year average.
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A Third of Americans Hate Black Friday
Black Friday is in danger of becoming a tradition more honored in the breach than in the observance. Four in ten shoppers said that they had no plans to do any shopping on Black…
Student, Auto Loans at New All-Time High of $2.5 Trillion; Consumer Credit Jumps by $19 Billion
ThinkstockSpecial from ZeroHedge The Fed’s latest consumer credit report revealed that in September, overall household credit rose by a greater than expected $19.3 billion, above the $18 billion expected, if below last month’s near-record…
America’s 5 Youngest Presidents
Here are America's five youngest presidents ever to take office along with comments from their official biographies.
Financial Sector Most, Telecom Sector Least Worried About National Election
FactSet set its computers to work counting the number of times company executives mentioned the word "election" during third-quarter conference calls.
Employment Trends Index Looks Marginally More Positive Than Labor Department’s Payrolls Report
The Conference Board has released its Employment Trends Index, and this may show a marginally better or more favorable read than the Labor Department's read last week.
Will Smog Destroy New Delhi’s $80 Billion Economy?
By some measures, New Delhi is the most polluted city in the world. It is also one of the largest urban economies in the region.
Why ADP Matters So Much Now for Labor Department Payrolls
Each month's Labor Department Employment Situation report is given a 48-hour preview by the ADP Employment Report, which offers a directional bias on private sector payrolls.
For a Light Economic Week Ahead, Election and Consumer Sentiment to Dominate News
The presidential election on Tuesday will be more important than any single economic reading this week, though the stock market has now fallen for nine straight days.
Will JOLTS Show the Job Openings and Quits Confirming Weak Employment?
The JOLTS report never really moves the stock or bond markets at all. What it does aim to do is to act as a confirmation tool that perhaps the number of job openings is…
Will Interest Rates Rise Faster Than Expected in 2017?
With a presidential election that is just about over and with economic data coming out so mixed, there are a lot of things that can sway the Federal Reserve's appetite to raise interest rates…
Economists Show Mixed Views on Rate Hikes After Muted Payrolls
Various economic releases have pointed out that hiring has become less robust of late. Maybe it is just the election, or maybe it is something worse.
Will a Shrinking Trade Deficit Help GDP and Other Metrics?
Investors and economists alike were looking for a solid read on gross domestic product (GDP) long before they were considering what this week's unemployment and payrolls data might look like.
September Trade Deficit Narrows Despite Strong US Dollar
A decline in imports actually helped the international trade reading look soft, which feels odd considering that the U.S. dollar is still quite strong.
Weaker Payrolls Growth Meeting Higher Wages Still Supports December Rate Hike
Well, there is no real data inside of the payrolls and unemployment report for the conspiracy theorists to run wild with as the last serious economic report ahead of the election.