Recession

Demand For New Homes Climbs After Historic Drop

Demand For New Homes Climbs After Historic Drop
Demand For New Homes Climbs After Historic Drop
May 19, 2020  |  Real Estate

Homebuilder sentiment may be coming out of its worst slump ever, as new data showed confidence improving this month, with one caveat: the Northeast is...

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Goldman: US Unemployment Rate Could Hit 25 Pct
Goldman: US Unemployment Rate Could Hit 25 Pct
May 14, 2020  |  Economy

Goldman Sachs’ forecast for the nation’s unemployment rate rose by 10 percent, as the bank now predicts at least a 25 percent unemployment rate due...

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Mnuchin: Not Reopening Risks Irreversible Economic Damage
Mnuchin: Not Reopening Risks Irreversible Economic Damage
May 10, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. still hasn’t seen its highest level of unemployment due to the global coronavirus pandemic, but the economy will turn around, Treasury Secretary Steven...

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Economists Warn Recession Recovery Will Be Slow
Economists Warn Recession Recovery Will Be Slow
April 30, 2020  |  Economy

The coronavirus pandemic has triggered the biggest drop in the U.S. economy since the Great Recession, and economists are warning that the worst is yet...

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U.S. 1Q GDP Tumbles 4.8 Pct, The Biggest Drop Since Great Recession
U.S. 1Q GDP Tumbles 4.8 Pct, The Biggest Drop Since Great Recession
April 29, 2020  |  Economy

U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) dropped 4.8 percent in the first quarter — its biggest decline since the 2008 Great Recession as the coronavirus pandemic slammed the...

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New GDP Report Likely to Show Country Sinking Into Recession
New GDP Report Likely to Show Country Sinking Into Recession
April 29, 2020  |  Economy

The Commerce Department is expected to issue a report on Wednesday (April 29) with estimates of a minimum decrease of 5 percent in the gross...

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Goldman Sachs: US Unemployment To Hit 15 Pct; GDP May Drop 34 Pct In Quarter
Goldman Sachs: US Unemployment To Hit 15 Pct; GDP May Drop 34 Pct In Quarter
April 14, 2020  |  Economy

Goldman Sachs‘ new prediction is that the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic will end up four times worse than the recession from 2008-09, but...

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Ex-Fed Head Bernanke: Prepare For Long Recovery
Ex-Fed Head Bernanke: Prepare For Long Recovery
April 08, 2020  |  Economy

It could be years before the U.S. economy rebounds from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, former chair of the Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke...

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