Tag: discretionary spending
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U.S. jobless claims at 50-year low
The fewest people in nearly 50 years sought unemployment benefits last week, a sign of a strong job market…
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Stocks higher as January jobs report smashes estimates despite government shutdown
On a year-over-year basis, wage growth amounted to a 3.2 percent increase, consistent with the past few months and around the highest levels of the recovery…
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Dow rallies 300 points at the open on monster U.S. jobs report, tech stocks jump
The U.S. economy added 312,000 jobs last month, much more than the expected 176,000…
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U.S. job creation surged way more than expected in December – report
At the current pace of job growth, low unemployment will get even lower…
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Billionaire CEO Benioff foresees several years of strong growth for U.S. economy
A record $7.9 billion was spent on Cyber Monday this year, up 19.3% year over year…
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Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq rocket to new all-time records
Economists say President Donald Trump has had generally positive effects on U.S. economic growth…
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S&P 500 and Nasdaq rise to records on first trading day of 2018
Last month, President Donald Trump signed a bill that slashed the corporate tax rate in the U.S…
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U.S. consumer sentiment surges to 13-year high
U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly surged to a 13-year high as Americans’ perceptions of the economy and their own finances rebounded…
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U.S. Consumer Comfort Index hits highest level in a decade
Americans’ confidence continued to mount last week as the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index…
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Tim Cook, other CEOs pledge help to Obama on long-term unemployed
Obama is meeting today with chief executives from Bank of America Corp. to EBay Inc…
