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Eurozone Industrial Production Unexpectedly Expands Amid Signs Recovery for Sector
By Ed Frankl Eurozone manufacturing is showing signs of life again after…
Home buyers thought mortgage rates were finally going to go down. Why hasn’t it happened yet?
Why are mortgage rates still so high? After a year of mortgage…
German Manufacturing Orders Unexpectedly Soar on Aircraft Purchases
By Ed Frankl German manufacturing orders jumped unexpectedly in December, driven by…
Banks’ margin pain likely to linger given Fed caution
Banks are in wait-and-see mode about how quickly net interest margins can…
Small businesses are paying 100%+ of profits to Uncle Sam after tax-law change
Small businesses in sectors like software and manufacturing are panicking over the…
Stock investors fear ‘no-landing’ economy could spell trouble. What’s next?.
While the U.S. stock market has been pricing in a “soft-landing” scenario…
How to navigate market risk from interest rates, the economy and politics in 2024
As the U.S. Federal Reserve’s three-year reign in the headlines potentially comes…
Mark Zuckerberg could pay millions to the IRS on Meta dividends. He still might be getting ‘a major break’.
Mark Zuckerberg delighted Meta shareholders and Wall Street this week with news…
Trump says Powell is being ‘political’ with interest rates
Former President Donald Trump on Friday criticized Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…
What Biden’s decision to pause new U.S. LNG exports means for the energy market
The Biden administration’s announcement Friday that it’s pausing liquefied natural gas export…
3 things to know about how the Fed might roll back quantitative tightening
The notion that the Federal Reserve will soon slow, or perhaps even…
U.K. Shoppers Bring Little Christmas Cheer as Sales Plunge
By Joshua Kirby Retail sales fell more sharply than expected in the…
Hang Seng leads selloff for Asia stocks, with 4% slump after China data
TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares slid Wednesday after a decline overnight on…
Eurozone Industrial Production Slumped for Third-Straight Month
By Ed Frankl Industrial output in the eurozone contracted for the third…
U.S. stocks little changed in cautious trading ahead of inflation report, bank earnings
U.S. stock indexes were edging higher on Wednesday with technology stocks looking…
The former bond king, Bill Gross, says 10-year Treasury is ‘overvalued’
The former bond king doesn’t like the fixed-income security that’s the lynchpin…
Why stock-market investors will remain at mercy of shifting rate-cut expectations after wobbly start to 2024
Stock investors have gotten off to a wobbly start to the new…
U.S. manufacturing sector shrinks for 14th straight month in December
The numbers: A closely watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity rose by…
Shale Is Keeping the World Awash With Oil as Conflicts Abound
Updated Jan. 1, 2024 12:05 am ET A surprise surge in American…