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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…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 4, 2014 at 8:50 AM EDT

ADP Sets Disappointing Tone for Unemployment and Payrolls From Labor Department

ThinkstockADP’s report on private sector payroll growth in May may have just dashed some of the expectations for Friday’s key…

Paul Ausick | Jun 2, 2014 at 10:55 AM EDT

Fortune 500 Companies Reach All-Time Sales Record

courtesy of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.The 500 largest corporations in the United States posted profits of more than $1 trillion last…

Jon C. Ogg | Jun 2, 2014 at 10:35 AM EDT

ISM Manufacturing Data Signal Much Weaker Growth in May

Thinkstock ISM has reportedly been an error and the numbers are being updated to show more growth rather than lower…

Trey Thoelcke | Jun 1, 2014 at 10:50 AM EDT

American Cities With Unemployment Under 4%

ThinkstockWhile unemployment remains more than 20% in some of America’s metro areas where the recession still lingers, cities within states…

Paul Ausick | May 31, 2014 at 9:25 AM EDT

Sex & Drugs Could Add $800 Billion to U.S. GDP

ThinkstockU.S. gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 totaled $16.8 trillion dollars, but how much more could it have been if…

Paul Ausick | May 30, 2014 at 10:25 AM EDT

U.K. Adds Illegal Drug Sales and Prostitution to GDP

ThinkstockWhen the United Kingdom reports its gross domestic product (GDP) for 2014 in September, the figure for the first time…

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

Chicago Purchasing Managers Brings Blastoff!

ThinkstockChicago Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) is showing a much stronger read than anticipated for the month of May. After weak…

Jon C. Ogg | May 30, 2014 at 9:00 AM EDT

Personal Income and Spending Do Not Signal Snapback Economy

ThinkstockPersonal income and spending data do not exactly give the brightest picture for the month of April. Friday’s report from…

247sarah | May 29, 2014 at 10:49 AM EDT

Old Dominion Freight Line Delivers Good News for Investors

ThinkstockSince reporting Q1 earnings last month, less-than-truckload weight (LTL) trucker Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ: ODFL) shares have stomped the…

Jon C. Ogg | May 29, 2014 at 9:20 AM EDT

Good News From the Weekly Jobless Claims Report

ThinkstockThe U.S. Labor Department has some good news, particularly in light of the Commerce Department revising first-quarter GDP to -1.0%.…

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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

ADP Sets Disappointing Tone for Unemployment and Payrolls From Labor Department

Fortune 500 Companies Reach All-Time Sales Record

ISM Manufacturing Data Signal Much Weaker Growth in May

American Cities With Unemployment Under 4%

Sex & Drugs Could Add $800 Billion to U.S. GDP

U.K. Adds Illegal Drug Sales and Prostitution to GDP

Chicago Purchasing Managers Brings Blastoff!

Personal Income and Spending Do Not Signal Snapback Economy

Old Dominion Freight Line Delivers Good News for Investors

Good News From the Weekly Jobless Claims Report

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Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

Economy Articles

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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

ADP Sets Disappointing Tone for Unemployment and Payrolls From Labor Department

Fortune 500 Companies Reach All-Time Sales Record

ISM Manufacturing Data Signal Much Weaker Growth in May

American Cities With Unemployment Under 4%

Sex & Drugs Could Add $800 Billion to U.S. GDP

U.K. Adds Illegal Drug Sales and Prostitution to GDP

Chicago Purchasing Managers Brings Blastoff!

Personal Income and Spending Do Not Signal Snapback Economy

Old Dominion Freight Line Delivers Good News for Investors

Good News From the Weekly Jobless Claims Report

Retired and Considering Remarrying? Five Questions That Determine Whether You Should

The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist

He Wants to Spend Retirement Restoring Classic Cars. How Large a Portfolio Does He Need?

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