Economy

Hits: 0 American workers were unexpectedly less productive during the third quarter, with growth in their output failing to keep up with hours worked. The Labor Department said on Wednesday nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly […]

Hits: 0 An employee helps a guest at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Getty Images U.S. service companies grew at a faster pace in October after sinking to a three-year low in September. […]

Hits: 0 The U.S. trade deficit with its global partners contracted to $52.5 billion in September as the White House continued its efforts to close the gap in goods and services, according to a Commerce […]

Hits: 0 President Donald Trump, left, and Xi Jinping, China’s president, shake hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Qilai Shen | […]

Hits: 2 U.S. gross domestic product — the broadest measure of the U.S. economy — grew faster than expected in the third quarter, but slowed slightly as business investment continued to decline. The Commerce Department […]

Hits: 2 Private payrolls grew at a faster-than-expected pace in October, but the solid growth was offset by a sharp downward revision for the previous month, according to a survey released Wednesday. Companies hired 125,000 […]

Hits: 2 Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Mortgage rates moved to their highest level in nearly three months last week, giving homeowners little incentive to refinance their home loans. Total mortgage application volume […]

Hits: 0 An oil well owned and operated by Apache Corp. in the Permian Basin of Garden City, Texas. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Third-quarter growth is expected to come in at a weakish 1.6%, […]

Hits: 2 A woman shops at a Walmart Supercenter store in Rosemead, California. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images U.S. consumer confidence dipped slightly in October as worries over business conditions and employment […]

Hits: 2 A realtor holds an open house in Somerville, MA. Pat Greenhouse | The Boston Globe | Getty Images Pending home sales, which are measured by signed contracts to buy existing homes, rose 1.5% […]