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'This Is Not 2008' — Cramer Says A Recession Should Not Be A Foregone Conclusion

CNBC's Jim Cramer says Wall Street should not assume a recession is on the horizon. Read more

US Productivity Grew A Healthy 2.3% Rate In The 2nd Quarter

U.S. productivity increased at a decent pace in the second quarter, a trend that could lead to higher wages if it contin... Read more

New York, Philadelphia Business Indexes Show Solid Gains Despite Recession Fears

The Empire State manufacturing survey posted a 4.8 reading, while the Philadelphia business survey came in at 16.8, both... Read more

US Weekly Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected

First-time claims for state unemployment benefits were expected to total 214,000 for the most recent week, up slightly f... Read more

'The Game Had To Be Called' — NYT's Thomas Friedman Praises Trump For Taking China Trade Action

The Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign affairs columnist says tariffs were not the way to go, but China's trade practices ne... Read more

US Retail Sales Rose Solidly In July In A Sign Of Consumer Optimism

U.S. consumers spent more at retail stores and restaurants in July. Read more

Stocks Making The Biggest Moves Premarket: Walmart, GE, Tapestry, Alibaba & More

Names on the move ahead of the open. Read more

China Softens Stance On Trade After Saying It Has To Take Counter-measures To US Tariffs

"We hope the U.S. side will meet China half-way, and implement the consensus reached by the two leaders during their mee... Read more

Bond Markets Are Sending One Big Global Recession Warning

The U.S. yield curve move is not an isolated incident — bond markets globally are reeling. Read more

US Import Prices Unexpectedly Rise, But Trend Remains Weak

U.S. import prices unexpectedly rose in July, but the underlying trend remained weak, pointing to subdued imported infla... Read more

Trump Will Have A Harder Time Turning Things Around As The China Trade War Drags On

No president wants to face voters in an economic downturn. But if that were Trump's only concern, he never would have pu... Read more

Weekly Mortgage Refinances Spike 37% In One Week As Rates Fall Further

Another sharp drop in mortgage rates sent even more homeowners to their lenders, hoping to save money on their monthly p... Read more

A $1 Trillion US Budget Deficit Is One Big Reason The Fed May Have To Cut Rates

If low inflation, a wobbly economy and tariff jitters weren't enough to push the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates... Read more

Trump Just Blinked, Giving China A Possible Edge In Trade War, Jim Chanos And Others Say

"Tell me why Xi should not continue to wait out The World's Greatest Negotiator, who keeps 'dealing' with himself?" says... Read more

Consumer Price Inflation Rises Amid Increases In Gas And Housing Costs

The rise in inflation will likely do little to change expectations that the Fed will cut rates again next month amid wor... Read more