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The United States economy grew 1.9% in 2013, down from the 2.8% growth rate in 2012, as growth in the world’s largest economy remained inconsistent. The largest contributors to the national economy...
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Source: ThinkstockForeclosure filings in the United States dropped 5% in May, compared with April, and 26% compared with May 2013, according to data released Tuesday by RealtyTrac. Florida, Maryland...
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America is the arms merchant to the world and is likely to sell $50 billion in weapons this year. Business may not be as good in the near term, however. Military spending among all the world’s...
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The job market has remained relatively stagnant since 2009. To make matters worse, the educational requirements of the average U.S. employer have increased consistently from 2005 to 2009, recently...
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Unemployment numbers  give very little information about how the recession has damaged the economies of cities and states which had relatively high unemployment before the recession. The media have...
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The United States Army Corps of Engineers flooded valuable farmland west of Vicksburg, Miss. to save New Orleans. The waters crested May 19 in the old southern city at 57.1 feet, surpassing a record...
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Walmart, the world’s largest retailer and the largest company in America based on sales and employees, has tried to argue since the beginning of the recession that it can revive its moribund sales...
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Below are the top 10 US newspaper websites based on Nielsen NetRatings figures for July. Several are owned by public companies including The New York Times (NYT), Gannett (GCI), Washington Post...
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If you have read us before, you may have read something about Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT-NYSE). There is probably an 80% chance that it was critical of the company but not for the entirely the...
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If you don’t think newspapers are going to make it, then all newspaper company stocks will eventually go to zero. But, if any company can make it out of the fight alive, it is Gannett (GCI)....
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The term “innovation” is difficult to quantify when it comes to large companies across different industries.24/7 Wall St. chose to look at global patent filings, filings by field, and increases...
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The recession is, by the standard measurement, over. The National Bureau of Economic Research’s Business Cycle Dating Committee said the downturn ended in June 2009. Most polls of individuals and...
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The cost of a luxury automobile does not end with its purchase price — it begins there. The true ownership costs are often much more than what customers perceive, after repairs, insurance, interest...
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Source: ThinkstockDisapproval of U.S. leadership had no statistical improvement last year, according to the latest U.S.-Global Leadership Project, a partnership between Meridian International Center...
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24/7 Wall St. looked at the latest report from the World Gold Council and it is now more obvious than ever that gold is becoming the new global reserve currency. Continuous and aggressive central...
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