Economic News

Waving Bye-Bye to $47.2 Billion in Bond Purchases; 75% of American Families Living Paycheck to Paycheck; Golden Dominos Continue to Fall

It all began a little more than a month ago today, when the minutes of the May 22...

Miss Utah Was Right the First Time

Miss Utah had the answer heard round the world -- well, at least it was the answer heard...

Market’s One-Day Tank; Boeing Lists Production Plans; Economic Protests in Brazil

Stocks fell 2 percent on average yesterday, in what could be the beginning of the end for the...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Tumble, Dollar Hits Two-Week High; Jobless Claims Rise

Stocks plummeted today, with the global equities benchmark index sinking the most in 21 months, and bonds fell...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall on Bernanke Comments; Dollar Gains Ground after Fed Decision; Obamacare Hurting Jobs

Stocks declined today, after a two-day rally in the S&P 500, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said...

Rupert Murdoch Splits News Corp.; Confidence Waning in Emerging Markets; Inflation at 53-Year Low… Means Very Little to Middle America

Rupert Murdoch relented to shareholder demands, splitting his News Corp. media empire into two separate investments.

PowerTrend Brief: The Informed Investor Scores Big Profits by Embracing Volatility

Ever since Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted that the Fed could begin tapering its stimulating efforts, volatility returned...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; Yen Rises; Consumer Sentiment Slips

Stocks fell today, following yesterday’s rally in the S&P 500, as the International Monetary Fund shredded its 2014...

Smithfield Profit Plunges on Drop in Exports; Clearwire Gives Dish’s Ergen a Nod in Billionaires’ Duel; U.S. Wholesale Prices Rise in May

Hog producer Smithfield Foods Inc (SFD.N), which recently accepted a $4.7- billion buyout offer from China's Shuanghui International,...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Post Best Day Since January; Yen Soars; Consumers Open Wallets

Stocks gained today, giving the S&P 500 its biggest gain since early January, due to better-than-predicted economic data...