U.S. consumer sentiment unexpectedly surged to a 13-year high as Americans’ perceptions of the economy and their own finances rebounded…
Tag: macro economy
A gust of deflation stirs skittish stock market
Listen to the stock market the past couple of weeks and you’ll hear the hiss of deflation…
Amid flurry of disappointing economic data, Apple closes under $400 on supplier concerns
Stocks extended their losses for a second day Thursday…
If Apple breaks $419, the stock market will break
Apple is the most valuable and influential stock in global stock markets…
Apple, Walmart, and the U.S. federal payroll tax hike
Together, Apple and Walmart represent the intense separation of American life…
Stocks drop as U.S. Speaker Boehner drops ‘Plan B,’ fiscal cliff approaches
House Speaker John Boehner scrapped a plan to allow higher tax rates on annual income above $1 million…
Consumer sentiment index suffers biggest one-month drop since March 2011
A series of tax hikes and spending cuts, called the fiscal cliff, is due to hit next year…
U.S. stocks drop on Apple slump as Europe ministers meet
U.S. stocks retreated after Apple Inc. paced a slump…
Stocks pare gains after weak U.S. employment report
There is nothing good in this report…