economy

US economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different methods.

Why Consumers Are Embracing Digital Life — And Why 23 Pct Will Leave Offline Behind
Why Consumers Are Embracing Digital Life — And Why 23 Pct Will Leave Offline Behind
May 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

Wholesale change — the type that leads to seismic shifts, upending daily life across the way we travel, eat, live, work — always comes when...

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Data Drop: eCommerce Numbers Steal Relevance
Data Drop: eCommerce Numbers Steal Relevance
May 18, 2020  |  Retail

Is the retail industry looking at the wrong numbers? It could be. While last week’s 16 percent overall spending drop lit up the headlines and...

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NEW DATA: Examining The Pandemic’s $158 Billion Digital Shift
NEW DATA: Examining The Pandemic’s $158 Billion Digital Shift
May 18, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended millions of consumers’ lives, be it through health complications, job loss, stay-at-home orders or a more general anxiety about what...

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Fed’s Powell: US Economic Recovery Could Take To End Of 2021
Fed’s Powell: US Economic Recovery Could Take To End Of 2021
May 17, 2020  |  Economy

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, speaking on “60 Minutes,” said an economic recovery could take as long as another year and a half, but he...

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Fed: US Banks Vulnerable To Loss From Pandemic
Fed: US Banks Vulnerable To Loss From Pandemic
May 17, 2020  |  Banking

U.S. banks could be at risk for massive losses as the pandemic strains their resources, the Federal Reserve warned in its semi-annual report on financial...

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Labor Department: Layoffs, Discharges Jump 9.5M In March
Labor Department: Layoffs, Discharges Jump 9.5M In March
May 15, 2020  |  Economy

As the pandemic quickly transformed the labor market, layoffs in the U.S. surged to an all-time high in March. The count of individuals resigning from...

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Atlanta Fed: GDP Could Tumble By 43 Pct In Q2
Atlanta Fed: GDP Could Tumble By 43 Pct In Q2
May 15, 2020  |  Economy

Just when the economy can’t take any more bad news, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is predicting the national gross domestic product (GDP) is...

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Economist: 42 Pct Of Pandemic Layoffs Will Be Permanent
Economist: 42 Pct Of Pandemic Layoffs Will Be Permanent
May 15, 2020  |  Economy

A recent economic survey forecasts that 42 percent of layoffs will bring about permanent job losses. In a televised interview on CNBC, University of Chicago...

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House To Pass $3T Stimulus Package Despite GOP Opposition
House To Pass $3T Stimulus Package Despite GOP Opposition
May 15, 2020  |  Coronavirus

House Democrats made the case for a $3 trillion coronavirus stimulus package Friday (May 15), as White House and GOP leaders said they oppose what...

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