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Industry

S&P 500 companies spent $806 billion on stock buybacks in 2018

U.S. companies’ tax windfall fuelled record share buybacks

April 4, 2019

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Economic Indicators

WTO downgrades global trade forecast for 2019

The 3.7% growth predicted in September has been slashed to 2.6%

By Jamey Keaten, The Associated Press |April 2, 2019

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Market Insights

A positive outlook for U.S. equities

Earnings growth could continue despite a slowing economy

By Suzanne Yar Khan |April 1, 2019

3 min read

Economic Indicators

U.S. consumer spending further sign of slowing economy

The U.S. faces weakness overseas and the waning effects of the 2017 tax cuts

March 29, 2019

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Economic Indicators

U.S. growth slows sharply in fourth quarter

Economists believe growth has slowed further in the current January-March quarter to around 1.5%

March 28, 2019

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Economic Indicators

March saw a dip in U.S. consumer confidence

Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of U.S. economic activity

By The Associated Press |March 26, 2019

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Economic Indicators

U.S. growth gets downgraded

Find out why most business economists have lowered their growth forecasts since last quarter

By Staff |March 25, 2019

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Economic Indicators

U.S. consumer prices saw modest February increase

Some economists expect inflation to pick up as the benefits of higher wages flow through the economy

By The Associated Press |March 12, 2019

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Economic Indicators

U.S. retail sales up slightly in January after December drop

Growth could fall below a 1% annual rate in the first three months of this year

By The Associated Press |March 11, 2019

2 min read

Economic Indicators

February U.S. job gains smallest in a year and a half

A harsh winter may have contributed to U.S. employers adding just 20,000 jobs

March 8, 2019

3 min read

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