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93 of the S&P 500 companies have issued fourth-quarter earnings warnings Overseas earnings account for more than 20 percent of corporate profits Business productivity this year is up less than...
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Will the Fed's new communications strategybe a plus or a minus? Will Fed actions include a new round of asset purchases? Will Dodd-Frank constrain the Fed’s ability to manage a crisis?What’s ahead...
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Workers’ share of national income stands at 57 percent, an all-time low Despite striking productivity growth, workers’ pay has gone nowhere Third-quarter profits were 19.4 percent above their pre-...
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Many economists now expect fourth-quarter growth of about 3 percentFiscal drag could cut up to 2.6 percentage points from first-half GDP growth Household savings has fallen to 3.5 percent of income,...
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Full employment may now be a 7-7.5 percent jobless rate. Job openings are 30-40 percent higher than typical at 9 percent unemployment. There are 13.9. unemployed construction workers per job opening...
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A key Eurozone output index fell to the lowest level in 28 months. Spending in the Eurozone accounts for 41 percent of S&P 500 revenues.Italy's debtis 23 percent of all Eurozone sovereign debt...
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State revenues are up 10.8 percent from a year ago Budget gaps, totaling $91 billion this year, are expected to shrink State rainy-day reserves have risen to 5-6 percent of overall spending The...
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94 percent of business spending has gone to replace worn-out equipment Only 6 percent of outlays have gone to expanding operations Net business investment is still 55 percent below its pre-recession...
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Excluding distressed properties, home price are rising in 26 states.Census data show 600,000 fewer homeowners and 1.4 million new renters.Another recession could push home prices down an additional 7...
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Retailers expect holiday sales to be up 2.8 percent from 2010 Yearly growth in real household income has slowed to only 0.3 percent 88 percent of holiday shoppers will not increase spending...
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45 percent of the unemployed have been jobless for more than six months. Of those unemployed more than 12 months, only 1 in 10 return to work. Unemployment for college graduates is is 4.2 percent No...
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More than 40 percent of analysts and investors expect a global recession. Exports to the U.S. and eurozone are 40 percent of emerging-market GDP. Stock market capitalization of eurozone banks has...
