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Consumer sentiment rose in May to its highest level since October 2007, despite a tough month on Wall Street and worsening conditions in Europe.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index climbed to 79.3 in its final May reading, up from a...
Consumer sentiment rose in May to its highest level since October 2007, despite a tough month on Wall Street and worsening conditions in Europe.
The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index climbed to 79.3 in its final May reading, up from a...
The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance fell by 2,000 to 370,000 filings for the week ending May 19, the government said Thursday.
That is down from the 372,000 filings a week earlier, which is based on revised estimates. Meanwhile, the...
The number of Americans filing for unemployment insurance fell by 2,000 to 370,000 filings for the week ending May 19, the government said Thursday.
That is down from the 372,000 filings a week earlier, which is based on revised estimates. Meanwhile, the...
Initial economic growth estimates for the first quarter hit 2.2%, slower than the fourth quarter of 2011, but still improved from three of the past four quarters, Freddie Mac said in its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook.
Optimism also spread through the market due...
Initial economic growth estimates for the first quarter hit 2.2%, slower than the fourth quarter of 2011, but still improved from three of the past four quarters, Freddie Mac said in its U.S. Economic and Housing Market Outlook.
Optimism also spread through the market due...
Economic activity remains relatively stable in emerging markets and the United States, but Europe remains a fiscal threat to the entire global recovery, economists with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development said Tuesday.
"The crisis in the euro zone...
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CEO and Chairman Dennis Lockhart said another round of quantitative easing, or Fed asset purchases, is not needed right now, but not entirely off the table.
Lockhart spoke to the Institute of Regulation & Risk in Tokyo Monday,...
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta CEO and Chairman Dennis Lockhart said another round of quantitative easing, or Fed asset purchases, is not needed right now, but not entirely off the table.
Lockhart spoke to the Institute of Regulation & Risk in Tokyo Monday,...
With the coming summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a slight, but steady improvement for the job market in April, showing that the unemployment rate dropped in...
With the coming summer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a slight, but steady improvement for the job market in April, showing that the unemployment rate dropped in...
Analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate the 29 global systemically important financial institutions, or G-SIFIs, need to raise $566 billion in common equity in order to...
Analysts at Fitch Ratings estimate the 29 global systemically important financial institutions, or G-SIFIs, need to raise $566 billion in common equity in order to...
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors will soon be back to full strength with the approval of two nominees Thursday.
Senate confirmed Jay Powell and Jeremy Stein to serve as Fed governors, nearly five months after their nominations. The vote was 74-21 in approval for...
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors will soon be back to full strength with the approval of two nominees Thursday.
Senate confirmed Jay Powell and Jeremy Stein to serve as Fed governors, nearly five months after their nominations. The vote was 74-21 in approval for...