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Fed Lowers Rates Again as Retailers Beg Americans to Quit Panic Buying
Retailers including Walmart, Target and Costco assured President Trump that the supply chain has enough goods…
Trump Pitches Zero Percent Payroll Tax Rate as Coronavirus Cases Rise
American coronavirus cases are pilling up, spurring tax action from the Trump adminstration.
Fed Rate Cut Signals Seriousness of Outbreak’s Economic Threat
Signs of a slowing global economic backdrop are now likely exacerbated from the impact of the spreading of…
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GDP Forecasts Are on the Decline, and COVID-19’s to Blame
U.S. and global GDP estimates, already slowing at 2020's start, have been lowered further after factoring in…
Coronavirus Vaccine Remains 12 Months Out, Health Czar Says, Warning of US Outbreak
The CDC warned Americans to prepare for a coronavirus outbreak, while U.S. doctors said human trials for a…
Economy Continues Growing But Is it Helping Apparel?
The economy seems to be in good shape, but projected data for average-income consumers suggests spending…
Retailers Assess Stores as Consumers Sustain Spending: The Week Ahead
Consumer spending is helping to prop up U.S. economic growth, but retailers still need to review store fleets…
Consumers Will Dictate Where the Economy Goes in 2020
Continued consumer spending will keep U.S. economic growth on track, and a look at the economy mid-year can…
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan Reveals How to ‘Win the Race With China’
The U.S. can generate economic growth by educating workers with the right skill set to work in a global world…
What the Global Economy Has in Store for 2020
The bright spots in the global economy are consumer spending and improved financial conditions, IHS Markit's…
The Week Ahead: US, China Strike ‘Phase One’ Deal, and Brexit Progress
Update of tentative U.S.-China trade deal and Brexit is next week's agenda,, along with what happens in the…
Does August Clothing, Footwear Spend Hint at Economy on the Brink?
August marked six months of rollercoaster increases and declines in consumer spending on apparel and footwear.
Who Can Weather the Tariff Storm? Retailers With ‘Enough Levers to Pull’
Higher costs, lower margins and uncertainty in business planning are issues resulting from tariffs, which…
Armed With Latest Consumer Confidence Data, Fed Still Eyes Rate Cut
Will the Fed cut rates or not? That answer will come midday Wednesday when the FOMC meeting concludes.
Trade Conflicts Stunting Global Growth and Clouding Outlook, Economists Say
The ongoing U.S.-China trade war has caused the economies of those countries and the rest of the world to…