Without a doubt, this country’s debt overhang needs to be chopped considerably. But does a large national debt doom a nation to economic ruin? Only if you believe that countries like Germany, France, and Japan are economic bask…
Consumers reopened their wallets and manufacturers slashed inventories, indicating they’re getting ready to ramp up production of more goods this year. Also contributing to growth were rising exports and falling imports. But ju…
Stocks fell sharply Friday as investors fled to safety amid disappointing economic data, mixed corporate earnings reports and escalating violence in Egypt. A soft start for equities only got worse as the day progressed. [Vide…
The bank now say positive trends in consumer spending, employment and the stock market will likely boost U.S. economic growth higher than the 3% most analysts had previously predicted. Deutsche’s chief equity strategist is pred…
With corporate earnings season in full swing — watch for McDonalds, along with Catepillar, Amazon and other — and with the Fed meeting on interest rates, the GDP estimate and housing numbers coming out — the week ahead is ex…