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Long positions in the U.S. dollar is now considered the most crowded trade, according to a survey conducted by the Bank of America with global fund managers, but…
Read more Long U.S. dollar now seen as the most crowded trade, but bodes ill for the greenbackBy Ed Frankl Business activity in the eurozone weakened in July, falling further below the level that marks contraction, data from a purchasing managers’ survey showed Monday. The…
Read more Eurozone Economy Contracts Further in July, PMIs SuggestVoters are more interested in another Joe Biden administration than any third-party option or Donald Trump in 2024, according to polling data from Monmouth University. In another Biden…
Read more Biden would beat Trump even if a third-party candidate joins White House race: pollAs the fight between bosses and workers over returning to the office keeps entering new rounds, new data show how much in-office attendance ramped up last year —…
Read more ‘The war on remote work is not over.’ But one group in particular is heading back to the office.Americans’ discontent with the size of their federal income-tax bill is at a two-decade high, according to a new poll — even though Congress hasn’t passed any direct…
Read more Most Americans aren’t happy with how much income tax they paid this yearThe pandemic opened the floodgates to telehealth. Now, many patients and doctors are curbing their enthusiasm for virtual care. Four out of five primary-care doctors who had video…
Read more The doctor won’t Zoom with you now: The telehealth frenzy is over.By Xavier Fontdegloria The U.S. manufacturing sector contracted in December at the steepest pace since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic as demand remained subdued and production weakened,…
Read more Contraction in U.S. Factory Sector Deepened in December — S&P GlobalRestaurants are set to become the biggest winners of a holiday season that could turn out to be the most normalized since the onset of the pandemic. That’s…
Read more Eat, drink and be merry: Here’s where shoppers have been spending the most money this holiday seasonThe numbers: Consumer sentiment improved slightly in October to 59.9, though Americans perceptions of the economy remained historically negative as a weak stock market and ongoing inflation weighed…
Read more Consumer mood indicates ‘a recession ahead’ amid stock, housing market ‘tumult’The numbers: Consumer sentiment rose slightly to 59.8 in October even as Americans’ expectations for inflation worsened, according to a Friday survey. The University of Michigan’s gauge of…
Read more Inflation expectations rise in October as consumer mood stays somberHotter-than-expected consumer-price index readings have triggered some of the stock market’s biggest one-day selloffs in 2022, serving to focus investor attention ahead of the latest measure of retail…
Read more What stock-market investors will be watching in Thursday’s inflation reportAbout half of the American public has heard little or nothing about the new COVID-19 bivalent booster, a new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found. The…
Read more 1 in 5 of Americans don’t know about new omicron-targeting COVID boosters, survey finds
