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Updated 12 minutes ago
Americans’ confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth.
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Payrolls climbed in 30 U.S. states in April, while the unemployment rate dropped in 40, showing the labor market strengthened across the country.
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Updated 22 minutes ago
The index of U.S. leading indicators climbed in April, a rebound from March that suggests the world’s largest economy will accelerate later this year.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, forecast second-quarter profit that was less than analysts estimated as the slow U.S. economy and higher taxes put pressure on consumers.
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More Americans than projected filed claims for jobless benefits last week and manufacturing in the Philadelphia region unexpectedly shrank in May, signs the slowdown in growth is rippling through the U.S. economy.
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Updated 2 hours, 31 minutes ago
Three Federal Reserve regional bank presidents called for phasing out the Fed’s monthly purchases of $40 billion in mortgage-backed securities as the housing recovery shows signs of gaining momentum.
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Consumers’ economic outlook improved in May to its best reading in five months, showing Americans are looking beyond the current slowdown to a rebound in growth later this year.
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Richard Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, urged the central bank to slow purchases of mortgage-backed securities to avoid disrupting the market.
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The cost of living in the U.S. fell in April for a second month, the first back-to-back declines in inflation since late 2008, as fuel prices retreated.
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February 8, 2013 - In investing, every silver lining has a cloud. Almost all good news can be spun as bad news, and vice versa. The economy’s booming? Watch out for inflation and higher interest rates. The market crashed? What a buying opportunity!
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