At the moment, the American economy feels a little bit like a hot August afternoon. The air is heavy and still, as lightning flashes on the horizon. The storm could sweep through and leave destruction ...

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Jackson Hole, key retail earnings, and fresh economic data: Here's everything the stock market is watching this week

The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

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What If America Faked Its Economic Data? Lessons From Greece and Argentina

The dismissal of Erika McEntarfer, head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, raises concerns about the integrity of economic data following disappointing job figures. Critics worry that ...

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What would happen if America started faking its economic data? Here’s what happened when other countries did it

But while Greece famously faked its way into the European Union and Argentina to this day remains embroiled in legal fights over its own sham numbers, there key differences here: The US economy is the ...

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Stock Market Today: Mixed economic data readouts push stocks down

The market is open. The Dow (+0.10%) leads the pack this morning after a number of large institutions announced that they took positions in UnitedHealth (UNH) (+11%), its worst-performing member this ...

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