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 Consumer Confidence 
 Hits All-Time Low 

Signs point to drop in consumer spending, deepening downturn

Oct 28, 08 10:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer confidence hit a record low in October, Bloomberg reports, raising the specter that spending will slow significantly. The Conference Board’s index dove to 38, the lowest reading since the metric’s inception in 1967, and far worse than analysts expected. With the stock markets volatile, home equity deteriorating,... More »

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economic indicators • consumer confidence • consumer confidence index • financial crisis

MARKETS

 Stocks Trip Over Bad Econ Data 

Good results from Coke, JP Morgan drowned out

Oct 15, 08 9:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - The bears came out on Wall Street this morning, sending the Dow down 181 at the bell, as a host of negative economic reports drowned out some positive third-quarter results. Retail sales were worse than expected in September, and several other indexes showed manufacturing activity down. The S&P and... More »

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stock market • Dow Jones • economic indicators • corporate earnings • third quarter earnings

Global Stocks Down as US
Job Losses
Rattle Markets

Employers may have shed 75,000 posts

Sep 5, 08 2:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Stocks fell in Europe and Asia today, marking the worst weekly slump in 6 years, according to the MSCI World Index. Markets were depressed by grim news expected in the latest US employment report due out this morning, reports Bloomberg. Economists predict figures will show a US loss of 75,... More »

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economic indicators • recession • unemployment • US economy • Beige Book • economy

(AP) - US consumer prices shot up 0.8% in July, twice the expected rate, pushed higher by surging energy and food costs, the AP reports. The spike left inflation running at 5.6%, the fastest pace in 17 years, the Labor Department reported today. It marked the third straight month of... More »

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inflation • Federal Reserve • economic indicators • core inflation • consumer prices

Economy

 Jobless Claims Hit 6-Year High

Mounting layoffs lead to surprise jump in claims, report says

Aug 7, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(AP) - The number of newly laid off Americans signing up for jobless benefits last week unexpectedly climbed to its highest point in more than 6 years as the faltering US economy forced companies to cut back. The Labor Department reported today that new applications filed for unemployment rose by 7,000... More »

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layoffs • economic indicators • unemployment • jobless claims • economy

Economy

US Jobless Rate Rises to 5.7%,
4-Year High

Employers cut 51,000 jobs in July, 463,000 this year

Aug 1, 08 9:17 AM CDT
(AP) - The unemployment rate in the US climbed to a 4-year high of 5.7% in July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work. Payroll cuts weren't as deep as the 72,000 predicted by economists, however, and job... More »

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economic indicators • unemployment • jobless claims

Economy

 Consumer Prices
 Surge Most Since '91 

Consumer prices up 1.1%; wholesale up 1.8%.

Jul 16, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer prices rose a staggering 1.1% in June, Bloomberg reports. The figure far surpassed analyst estimates, and brings the year-over-year figure to 5%–the biggest surge since 1991. Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose a more-than-expected 0.3%. “Inflation has galloped,” one economist said. “... More »

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inflation • Ben Bernanke • Federal Reserve • economic indicators • core inflation • consumer prices • federal funds rate

First Half of '08 Worst Ever for Hedge Funds

0.75% drop is a record for industry that's only reported 1 losing year

Jul 9, 08 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hedge funds have fallen an average of 0.75% in the first half of 2008, the worst yearly start for the industry since Hedge Fund Research began collecting data in 1990. Even 2002, the only year on record in which the $1.9 trillion industry lost money, was sunnier. "... More »

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economic indicators • financial sector • hedge funds

Stimulus' Boost Seen; How Long It Lasts Unsure

Economists debate impact, as inflation outpaces wage growth

Jun 27, 08 2:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The government's stimulus package has worked—for now at least, the New York Times reports. Spending rose 0.4% last month, the Commerce Department said today, buoyed by the $50 billion in checks sent to consumers. But subtract the stimulus, and income levels rose only modestly, and wage growth lagged... More »

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inflation • economic indicators • wages • income • consumer spending • economic stimulus package

Economy

Jobless Rate Posts Biggest Jump in 22 Years

Signs are very bad for consumers

Jun 6, 08 8:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Unemployment saw its biggest leap in two decades in May, spiking from 5.0% to 5.5%, as companies scale back their workforces in the face of recession, Bloomberg reports. Analysts had expected a more modest climb, to 5.1%; unemployment hasn’t been this high since October 2004. Payrolls... More »

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Ben Bernanke • economic indicators • unemployment • payrolls • jobless claims • economy

Economy

 Retail Sales Rise, but Consumers Spend Cautiously

...consumers spend cautiously and retailers hurt

May 8, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumers gave some of the nation's retailers a little relief in April, following months of dismal sales, but business was helped along by heavy discounting that could hurt fiscal first-quarter earnings, AP reports. Early sales reports issued yesterday showed that shoppers—who are contending with rising gas prices, sagging home... More »

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retail • economic indicators • consumer spending • same-store sales

 Mood Lightens on Wall St.
as Rally Takes Hold

As stocks rise, analysts' outlooks improve

May 2, 08 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - Despite economic gloom spreading along Main Street, things on Wall Street are perking up, the New York Times reports—enough that analysts see a glimmer of hope for a turnaround beginning this year. The stock market rebounded almost 11% in recent weeks, junk bonds and other risky securities are rallying. More »

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stock market • Wall Street • economic indicators • economy

Economy

 Home Prices Take Record Dive 

Key index drops 12.7%; consumer confidence plummets

Apr 29, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A key measure of home prices fell fell 12.7% in February, the biggest decline in its 7 years of existence, and consumer confidence measured this month hit a 5-year low, Bloomberg reports. The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index reflects the crush of foreclosures and resultant tightening of lending standards.... More »

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housing market • economic indicators • home prices • Case Shiller price index

Economy

Consumer Confidence Hits 26-year Low

Inflation, housing put people in a funk; most call it a recession

Apr 25, 08 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer confidence fell to a 26-year low in April, as the public fretted over inflation and housing, Reuters reports. The index fell to 62.6, surpassing the 63.2 analysts had predicted. Nearly 90% said the economy is in recession. Respondents also said they were unlikely to spend their stimulus... More »

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inflation • economic indicators • consumer confidence • recession • subprime crisis • economy

March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming

February gains evaporate

Apr 15, 08 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bank repossessions skyrocketed 129% over the 12-month period ending in March, and foreclosure filings rose 57% over the previous year, RealtyTrac announced today. March foreclosure notices rose 5%, after a 4% decline in February. All this “is ongoing fallout from people overextending themselves and using highly toxic loan products,... More »

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real estate • economic indicators • foreclosure • auction • housing crisis • subprime crisis • economy

Consumer Confidence Hits 26-Year Low

Index drops far below expectations on job, economy fears

Apr 11, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Consumer confidence hasn’t been this low since 1982, according to the Reuters/University of Michigan index, which reported a slide to 63.2 from March’s 69.5. That was lower than even the lowest estimates in a Bloomberg analyst poll. “The consumer’s feeling increasingly hemmed in,”... More »

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economic indicators • consumer confidence • recession • job cuts • consumer confidence index • economy

Durable Goods, New Homes Take Hit in February

Orders for business equipment key larger-than-expected drop

Mar 26, 08 11:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Durable goods took an unexpected tumble in February, the Commerce Department announced today, with a 1.7% drop headlining a raft of bad economic news. Analysts expected a 0.8% increase. “Businesses definitely have shown they are beginning to retrench,” one analyst told Bloomberg. “Demand is weakening.... More »

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housing market • durable goods • economic indicators • manufacturing • new home sales • manufacturing index • Philadelphia Federal Reserve • economy

Service Sector Records Shocking Contraction

January stats fan recession fears

Feb 5, 08 11:35 AM CST
(Newser) - US service industries took a staggering and unexpected plunge in January, contracting at a pace not seen since the last recession. In today’s non-manufacturing report, which leaked nearly an hour early, the index plummeted from 54.4 to 41.9, far more than the 53 analysts forecast. Stocks fell... More »

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economic indicators • recession • European Central Bank • service industry

Declines in Home Prices Could Triple

Economist see US
in danger of recession; losses could last years

Dec 31, 07 5:00 PM CST
(Newser) - A top economist says the US is in danger of slipping into a lengthy recession, the Times of London reports. Robert Shiller, who co-developed the index that measures home prices, says losses from the housing recession could triple over the next few years. “This is a much bigger issue... More »

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Florida • California • Las Vegas • economic indicators • Case Shiller price index • Robert Shiller • housing crisis

A Steak-House View of the Economy

Ribeyes are grreat predictors of business performance, says Daniel Gross

May 30, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - High-end steak houses like Ruth's Chris and Peter Luger are a great place to study trends affecting the US economy, argues Slate's Daniel Gross. The price of sirloin, for instance, reflects the recent spike in energy prices, as demand for ethanol has raised the price of corn, which is what... More »

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energy • ethanol • economics • economic indicators • energy prices • steakhouse • business • beef • steak • Ruth's Chris Steakhouse • Peter Luger • US economy

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