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Wall Street permabear Albert Edwards highlights the recession threat hidden in retailers’ earnings
Société Générale’s Albert Edwards has spent years building his reputation as one of Wall Street’s most closely-followed market bears. And…
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Durability of U.S. stock- market bounce in question as inflation worries linger ahead of payrolls report
Investors took a breather this week as U.S. stocks bounced back from a weeks long selloff and the latest reading…
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Even a recession wouldn’t cure inflation, former Obama adviser says
There’s increasing talk that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes will cause a U.S. recession next year, but even a…
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Inflation has been pummeling the middle class for decades, but the out-of-touch CPI masks this reality
For several years now, many of us have focused on the scourge of “fake news.” But much as we may…
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Big Lots stock battered after surprise loss, as higher gas prices hurt spending
Shares of Big Lots Inc. sank Friday, after the discount home essentials retailer reported a surprise fiscal first-quarter loss and…
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U.S. trade deficit in goods falls 16% in April and comes off record high
The numbers: The U.S. trade deficit in goods shrank by 16% in April and eased off a record high, but robust…
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U.S. stock futures tick higher as Fed’s preferred measure of inflation remains hot, but cools
U.S. stock-index futures added to gains after the Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation for April proved in line with…
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Treasury yields tick lower ahead of key inflation reading
U.S. Treasury yields pulled back Friday as investors awaited the April reading of the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation measure in…
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After 2 stormy years of ‘moonshot’ house prices, don’t hold out hope for a major correction. Why COVID-era property values may be here to stay.
There is hope for first-time buyers looking to enter the U.S. housing market, but observers say they will have to…
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‘You saw us coming’: Dollar General turns away activists and workers from shareholder meeting after they arrived late
Activists and workers descended on the Dollar General ’s DG, +14.40% annual shareholder meeting in Goodlettsville, Tenn. Wednesday to demand…
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