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THE INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT index, which aims to capture manufacturing business conditions, increased to 59.3 from 57.7 in November. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/TY WRIGHT

U.S. manufacturing gauge tops estimates as jobs, orders rebound

NEW YORK - A gauge of United States manufacturing rebounded in November as new orders picked up and companies added workers, indicating that factories remain...
CONSUMER PURCHASES rose 0.6 percent in October after a downwardly revised 0.2 percent advance, according to Commerce Department data. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/VICTOR J. BLUE

U.S. consumer spending picks up; Inflation below forecast

NEW YORK - Americans’ spending rose by more than forecast in October, giving the biggest part of the economy a solid start to the quarter,...
U.S. JOBLESS claims increased by 10,000 to 234,000 last week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

Jobless claims in U.S. hit 6-month high during holiday week

NEW YORK - Filings for United States unemployment benefits rose for a third week to the highest level since May, potentially reflecting volatility around two...
THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER consumer confidence index declined to 135.7 in November, the first decline in five months. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

U.S. consumer confidence cooled this month from 18-year high

NEW YORK - United States consumer confidence fell in November for the first time in five months, cooling from an 18-year high, as optimism...
CONFIDENCE AMONG U.S. homebuilders plummeted in November by the most since 2014. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

U.S. homebuilder index drops by most since ’14 as rates rise

NEW YORK - Confidence among United States homebuilders plummeted by the most since 2014 as the highest borrowing costs in eight years restrain demand,...
U.S. RETAIL SALES rose by the most in five months in October, driven by automobiles, fuel and building materials. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/ARIANA LINDQUIST

Retail sales show U.S. spending solid but no longer gangbusters

NEW YORK - Americans are still shopping - just not at the gangbusters pace seen earlier in the year. October retail sales rose by the...
UNITED STATES jobless claims decreased by 1,000 to 214,000 last week. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DANIEL ACKER

Jobless claims fell last week amid tight U.S. labor market

NEW YORK - United States filings for unemployment benefits held near an almost five-decade low, indicating a robust job market, Labor Department figures showed...
UNITED STATES nonfarm payrolls rose 250,000 in October, beating estimates. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/DAVID PAUL MORRIS

U.S. payrolls rise above-forecast 250,000 as wage gains hit 3.1%

NEW YORK - United States hiring rebounded by more than forecast in October, annual wage gains topped 3 percent for the first time since 2009...
AMERICANS SAVED just 6.2 percent of their disposable income in September, matching the lowest level since 2013. / BLOOMBERG NEWS

Americans save less to sustain spending as income gains cool

NEW YORK - Americans kept on spending in September as income gains cooled, pushing down the savings rate to the lowest this year. Inflation matched...
THE UNITED STATES gross domestic product grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the third quarter. / BLOOMBERG NEWS FILE PHOTO/LUKE SHARRETT

U.S. GDP grows above-forecast 3.5% on consumption, inventories

NEW YORK -The United States economy expanded at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter as consumers opened their wallets, businesses restocked inventories...
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