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September Private Payrolls Report Shows The Pace Of Hiring Is Slowing

Companies hired 135,000 more workers in the month, ahead of the 125,000 that economists surveyed by Dow Jones had expect... Read more

US Manufacturing Survey Shows Worst Reading In A Decade

A monthly gauge of U.S. manufacturing showed its worst reading in more than 10 years in September as exports dived. Read more

Is There A Recession Coming? Keep An Eye On These Key Indicators

While there's no crystal ball to accurately predict when a recession will hit, there are some leading indicators investo... Read more

Charles Evans Says Fed Has Turned Dovish, But Still Might Need To Do More

Charles Evans, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, said he was "open-minded" about further interest rate c... Read more

Harker Says Fed Should 'hold Firm' On Interest Rates

"My own view is that we should hold firm, letting things settle and watching how events play out," he said in prepared r... Read more

Consumers Are Really Starting To Worry About The Trade War

A near-record number of consumers in September cited trade policies as a negative factor weighing on the economy. Read more

US Consumer Spending Slows In August, While Incomes Rise

U.S. personal income was expected to rise by 0.4% in August, after edging up 0.1% a month earlier. Read more

New Orders For Key US-made Capital Goods Unexpectedly Drop In August

Overall orders for durable goods, items ranging from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last three years or more, ro... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Rise Marginally

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 212,000 for the most recent week, up slightly f... Read more

US Business Investment Much Weaker In The Second Quarter Than Previously Estimated

U.S. business investment contracted more sharply that previously estimated in the second quarter and corporate profit gr... Read more

Latinos May Be The Key To Future US Economic Growth, Study Argues

GDP among U.S. Latinos increased to $2.3 trillion in 2017, up from $1.7 trillion in 2010, the study finds. Read more

Computer Analysis Of CEO Earnings Call Transcripts Points To An Economic Slowdown

The latest proof of a U.S. economic slowdown is in, and this time it came from a computer analysis. Read more

Consumer Confidence Falls Sharply In September

This was the biggest drop in nine months, and September's reading marks the largest shortfall relative to the economists... Read more

Most Of The Ultra-wealthy See A Recession Next Year And Are Hunkering Down, Says UBS Survey

More than half of the world's super-rich expect a recession by 2020, according to a UBS survey, and are taking action to... Read more

Signs Point To Housing Market Heating Up As Home Prices Stop Slowdown In July

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index rose 3.2% annually in July, the same gain reported in June. Prices are still co... Read more