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Consumer confidence is lower than expected as Wall Street braces for shutdown data blackout

Consumer confidence is lower than expected as Wall Street braces for shutdown data blackout

Published Tue, Sep 30 202510:05 AM EDT Key Points The Conference Board’s consumer confidenc...
Government shutdowns usually have little economic impact. This time could be different

Government shutdowns usually have little economic impact. This time could be different

Published Mon, Sep 29 20253:59 PM EDT Key Points For all the political firestorms they gene...
Labor Dept. won’t release Friday’s key jobs report, other data if government shuts down

Labor Dept. won’t release Friday’s key jobs report, other data if government shuts down

Published Mon, Sep 29 202512:01 PM EDT Key Points The Labor Department is preparing for wha...
The resilient stock market may be keeping the economy out of a recession. Why that’s a bad thing

The resilient stock market may be keeping the economy out of a recession. Why that’s a bad thing

Published Sat, Sep 27 20259:29 AM EDT Key Points Stock market growth that seems impervious ...
Core inflation rate held at 2.9% in August, as expected, Fed’s gauge shows

Core inflation rate held at 2.9% in August, as expected, Fed’s gauge shows

Published Fri, Sep 26 20258:31 AM EDT Key Points The core personal consumption expenditures...
Jobless claims tumble to 218,000, well below estimate despite fears of labor market weakness

Jobless claims tumble to 218,000, well below estimate despite fears of labor market weakness

Published Thu, Sep 25 20258:32 AM EDT Key Points Jobless claims totaled a seasonally adjust...
U.S. expands tariff dragnet to masks, syringes and robotics in sweeping import probe

U.S. expands tariff dragnet to masks, syringes and robotics in sweeping import probe

Published Wed, Sep 24 202510:31 PM EDT Key Points The Trump administration has launched nat...
Fed Chief Powell says stock prices appear ‘fairly highly valued’

Fed Chief Powell says stock prices appear ‘fairly highly valued’

Published Tue, Sep 23 20251:05 PM EDT U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks dur...
Steve Bannon floats idea of Bessent running both Treasury and the Fed

Steve Bannon floats idea of Bessent running both Treasury and the Fed

Published Fri, Sep 19 20252:39 PM EDT U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the...
Trump says ‘I’m winning’ after judge tosses his $15 billion NY Times lawsuit

Trump says ‘I’m winning’ after judge tosses his $15 billion NY Times lawsuit

Published Fri, Sep 19 202512:23 PM EDT Key Points A federal judge in Florida dismissed Pres...
Senate rejects both parties’ bills to avoid a shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Senate rejects both parties’ bills to avoid a shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Published Fri, Sep 19 202511:08 AM EDT Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at...
Trump, Xi call on TikTok deal underway

Trump, Xi call on TikTok deal underway

Published Fri, Sep 19 20258:29 AM EDT Key Points President Donald Trump and Chinese leader ...