ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Labor released the weekly jobless claims report Wednesday as the markets will be closed Thursday for Thanksgiving. The new jobless claims came in at 313,000, well above the Bloomberg consensus…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of Commerce released the durable goods orders report for the month of October Wednesday morning. The new orders index came in at 0.4% against a Bloomberg consensus estimate of -0.5%, the…
ThinkstockThe Conference Board released its consumer confidence index for November as 88.7, below the Bloomberg consensus estimate of 96.5. The previous reading in October was a recovery high at 94.1. The Present Situation Index declined…
ThinkstockThe Bureau of Economic Analysis released the preliminary reading for real GDP growth at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.9%. This came in above both Dow Jones and Bloomberg estimates of 3.3%, which…
If there is one state that comes to mind that may be worrying about lower oil prices, Texas has to be at or at least close to the top of the list. Fresh regional…
Business executives around the world have started to exhibit so much anxiety that another recession may be just around the corner.
In a period in which unemployment in the United States is at 5.8%, five states have rates under 4%.
Eight states still have unemployment higher than 7%, and so does the District of Columbia.
With gasoline prices at a five-year low, AAA Travel predicts that 46.3 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles to celebrate the holiday.
The Philadelphia Fed released its November Business Outlook Survey on Thursday morning.
The U.S. Department of Labor's November Consumer Price Index (CPI) reading came in flat against a Bloomberg consensus estimate.
The national average cost of a Thanksgiving dinner for a family of 10 this year has risen less than 1% year-over-year.
The U.S. Department of Labor released its weekly jobless claims for the week ending on November 15.
ThinkstockIn a sign that the recession that ravaged the eurozone continues to drag on its economy, its most recent Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), as measured by Markit, missed most expectations on the low side.…
One takeaway from the minutes from the October FOMC meeting is that the Fed is in no rush to raise interest rates.