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May 13, 2013Is Consumer Spending Starting off the Second Quarter Strong?
The Commerce Department announced Monday that retail sales edged up last month 0.1 percent...
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May 09, 2013Are Oil and Apparel to Blame for the Wholesale Drop?
The Commerce Department reported Thursday that wholesale inventories rose 0.4 percent in March, which was exactly on-trend...
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April 30, 2013Employment Costs: Good for Employers, Bad for Workers
Increasing just 0.3 percent, the employment cost index posted its smallest gain since the third quarter of 2011...
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April 30, 2013U.S. Housing Market: Still in Recovery Mode?
Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices showed average home prices increased in the 12 months ending in February 2013...
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April 30, 2013
Is the Retail Sector Making Up Lost Ground?
This week, the ICSC-Goldman Store Sales Index and Redbook's measure of retail sales took back some lost territory...
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April 26, 2013Friday’s Mid-Day Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
Stocks edged down on Friday afternoon. Here are three stories moving the markets...
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April 26, 2013Is This GDP Growth Surprising?
Economists had forecast that the American economy would speed up and grow at a rate of 3 percent...
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April 26, 2013Friday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
U.S. stock futures edged lower early in pre-market trading. Here are three stories to keep an eye on...
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April 12, 2013Will Retail Sales Bring the Economy to a Screeching Halt?
Analysts had expected a flat reading of this key economic indicator, but the Commerce Department announced Friday that retail sales fell 0.4 percent in March...
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April 08, 2013
Monday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Investors react favorably to the Bank of Japan's stimulus policy, the conversation about Cyprus broadens, and the Federal Reserve is expected to keep its wallet open...
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April 07, 2013Why Hasn’t the U.S. Become Another Greece?
If the Greek and U.S. governments were students in my fiscal policy class, I would give the former an F and the latter no better than a C-...
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April 02, 2013Are Corporate Profits the GDP’s Odd Man Out?
The latest data confirms that the U.S. economy barely grew in Q4 2012. However, corporate profits as a share of GDP hit their second highest level ever.
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March 29, 2013Does Limited GDP Growth Indicate Better Things to Come?
While Europe finds itself still shrouded in the dark veil of the debt crisis, the U.S. is looking at decidedly brighter skies, as the economy continues its positive trajectory.
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March 28, 2013
Thursday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
Cyprus banks reopen, jobless claims rise more than expected, and the domestic GDP report shows a 0.4 percent growth.
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March 26, 2013
Tuesday Morning Cheat Sheet: 3 Stories Moving Markets
The BRICS nations gear up to establish a pool of foreign-currency reserves, S&P cuts its euro zone GDP growth forecast, and Cyprus remains in the spotlight...
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