Weekly Applications for Unemployment Benefits Hit 4-Month Low
The number of Americans collecting benefits fell to 1.83 million for the week of Sept. 7, the lowest since early June.
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns debt is being devalued as governments pile it up and central banks keep rates artificially low
Ray Dalio says he is worried by the amount of debt held globally, and how central banks are using it, after the Federal ...
The Fed’s interest rate cut reflects an increasingly troubled economy
On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by half a percentage point. The action will take the ...
A new housing plan wants to give middle-class Americans the kind of support typically reserved for low-income households
The HOMES Act would cap rent at 25% of tenants' incomes, and offer homebuyers affordable mortgages.
Here's What a Fed Rate Cut Will Mean for U.S. Households
Some -- but not all -- of the economic pressures that have been a feature of the past two years will ease when the central ...
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Is the farm economy in a recession?
Purdue’s Farmer Sentiment Index hit an 8-year low in August. It partly has to do with strong harvests and low commodities ...
Iron Ore Prices Expected to Remain Low
Despite Goldman analysts highlighting the latest gloomy high-frequency economic data out of China, and others at the bank ...
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Bill Gates: Solving malnutrition is both a global health and economic imperative
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is focusing on the need to invest in global health in its 2024 Goalkeepers Report.
FTSE 100 Marginally Lower As Economy Unexpectedly Stagnates
U.K. stocks were marginally lower on Wednesday after official data showed the U.K. economy unexpectedly stagnated in July. Real ...
JD Vance flubs economic basics, adding to his list of troubles
JD Vance was already suffering through a humiliating week. Then he started flubbing the basics of economic and immigration ...
Fed rate cut will boost Long Island economy, experts say
The Fed's decision to cut its benchmark rate by a half-point will make it cheaper for consumers and businesses to borrow money.
European business confidence in China is at an all-time low, report says
A European business group says China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling ...