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Consumer credit in the U.S. climbed more than forecast in February as Americans took out more loans for motor vehicle purchases and education.
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“I’m a big believer that life is a crapshoot,” Joshua Shapiro says. “There are so many random things that affect your life.”
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Payrolls probably grew in February, a sign U.S. employers were undaunted by the budget impasse in Washington as sales rose, economists said before a report today.
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Distance from Wall Street has proven an advantage for some overseas economic forecasters who have been on-target with a more restrained outlook for U.S. growth than their American counterparts.
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U.S. spending cuts scheduled to kick in tomorrow will constrain the availability of Federal Housing Administration mortgages that account for about a quarter of originations, threatening its role in the year-long housing recovery.
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Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly fell in August by the most since March 2009, highlighting risks to the economic outlook a day after the Federal Reserve boosted record stimulus.
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Weakening demand is forcing new and accelerated cost reductions at companies from Bank of America Corp. and Hewlett-Packard Co. to Staples Inc. and Eastman Kodak Co., dimming the outlook for an already struggling U.S. labor market.
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Sales of existing U.S. homes unexpectedly dropped and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted for a third month, showing economic weakness is extending into the second half of the year.
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Industrial production unexpectedly fell in October as superstorm Sandy disrupted output of goods from food to chemicals, adding to the woes of companies contending with cooling global demand.
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The slide in U.S. home prices may have another three years to go as sellers add as many as 12 million more properties to the market.
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