Revised employment figures from the BLS revealed a significant slowdown in hiring, prompting concerns about the US economy's health. Donald Trump alle ...

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Fed’s Cook Says Jobs Data Suggest ‘Turning Point’ for Economy

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook called the July jobs report “concerning,” and said it could signal an inflection point for the US economy.“These revisions are somewhat typical of turning points,” ...

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As AI capex leads US economy, global data center capex projected to grow at 21 percent CAGR to $1.2tn by 2029

Analyst firm Dell’Oro Group forecasts a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21 percent worldwide, with capex hitting $1.2 trillion by 2029. That's $200 billion more than what the company forecast in ...

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Easy to lose, hard to restore: US data trust on the line

Donald Trump's move to fire the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics has put trust in U.S. data reporting mechanisms on the line just as demand for reliable diagnoses of the health of the world ...

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US economic outlook: Brilliant disguise

The pivot to a more decidedly downbeat assessment in the economic data is the top-of-the-fold headline in August, but fiscal policy is set to be a tailwind for economic activity at the start of next ...

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