Glenn Somerville
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10 States With the Fastest Rate of Job Growth, 2018
Economic Forecasts The U.S.
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8 Products That Soon May Cost More Due to Trump’s Tariffs
Economic Forecasts The 25% tariff that the United States imposed on July 16 on $34 billion of imports from China (with $16 billion more to come, likely in August) touches nearly every corner of American consumers’ lives.
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2015 Economic Outlook, State by State
Economic Forecasts Kiplinger forecasts a 2.5% growth rate nationally this year, after a 2.4% gain in 2014. Here are our forecasts for growth, as well as employment gains, for all 50 states.
By David Payne Published
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Where the Jobs Will Be
Economic Forecasts Demand for workers will stay strong and employers will be raising wages.
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The Risks of Deflation
Economic Forecasts When prices start falling, economies stop growing.
By David Payne Published
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U.S. Manufacturing Growing Steadily
Economic Forecasts Cheaper domestic energy, rising wages overseas and industries that use high-tech to make high-tech products are making producing goods on American soil attractive again.
By David Payne Published
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6 Sectors Ripe for Business Consolidation in 2014
Economic Forecasts Since hitting a low during the recession, merger-and-acquisition activity is picking up again as corporations look outside their walls to expand.
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U.S. Economy Likely to Improve in 2014
Economic Forecasts Growth should average about 2.6% to 2.7% this year, and chances are good we'll see a strong finish.
By David Payne Published
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Interest Rates and the Fed’s Taper
Economic Forecasts What happens in January could set the tone for long-term rates for the rest of the year.
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Our Economic Outlook for 2014: 2.6% GDP Growth
Economic Forecasts Economists were right: Recovery from the 2008 financial crisis will take a long time.
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Unleashing the Chinese Consumer
Economic Forecasts By the next decade, look for Chinese shoppers to drive up consumption for American items: food, financial services and more.
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Commercial Real Estate Rents on the Rise
Economic Forecasts Bargains on office, warehouse and store space are evaporating under slow, steady economic growth.
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Bernanke Struggles to Clarify Fed’s Intentions
Economic Forecasts Relax, bond investors. Rates will rise gradually, despite the turmoil over the Fed chief's recent statements.
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The Downside of a Declining Federal Deficit
Economic Forecasts With tax revenues on the rise and spending growth reined in by the sequester, Congress isn't interested in real fixes.
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Easy Money Here at Least Through 2014
Economic Forecasts Four years into a period of unprecedented monetary easing, policymakers are beginning to contemplate what it will take to reverse course.
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The Economic Price of Sequestration
Politics The automatic cuts likely won't cause a recession. But the economy would grow faster without the endless gridlock.
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