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April jobs report misses expectations, signaling a possible slowdown
ABC News via Yahoo Finance· 9 hours agoA worse-than-expected jobs report on Friday offered the latest evidence of an economic slowdown that...
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly In March
RTT News· 1 day agoThe U.S. trade deficit edged slightly lower in the month of March, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. Economists ...
U.S. Factory Orders Surge In Line With Estimates In March
RTT News· 1 day agoNew orders for U.S. manufactured goods surged in line with economist estimates in the month of March, according to a report released by the Commerce < ...
‘People have gotten poorer’: Top Wall Street exec claims the average American's standard of living...
Moneywise via AOL· 3 days agoPeople have gotten poorer.” The labor market indeed appears robust in the U.S., with the...
US Trade Gap Wider Than Anticipated In March
International Business Times· 1 day agoThe trade gap came in at $69.4 billion, narrowing slightly from February's $69.5 billion figure -- which had been revised larger, said the Commerce ...
Confidence of US consumers continues to decline as Americans worry about the future
Associated Press Finance via Yahoo Finance· 3 days agoU.S. consumer confidence deteriorated for the third straight month as Americans continue to fret...
Opinion: Trump will jack up your food bill
CNN via Yahoo Finance· 6 hours agoHe wants to cut taxes seemingly without substantial cuts to government spending. Doing so would increase the federal deficit, which some economists say...
3 Value Funds to Bet on Amid Slowing Economic Growth
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoOn Apr 25, the Commerce Department reported that the U.S. GDP grew at a modest pace of 1.6% in the first quarter, lower than economists
Commercial aircraft, motor vehicles lift US factory orders
Reuters via Yahoo Finance· 1 day agoFactory orders rose 1.6% after gaining 1.2% in February, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau...
When trade deficits matter
Politico· 12 hours agoBut in an election year, don’t expect sound economic theory to prevail. Despite...S. and the U.S. trade deficit with Mexico set a monthly record high, according to the latest Commerce ...