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One thing missed in the report on second-quarter gross domestic product is that the first period's numbers were revised slightly upward. Instead of just 2 percent annualized growth, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said, ...

U.S home prices rose rapidly in May, a trend that is thwarting some would-be buyers and pulling down home sales. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city home price index released Tuesday …

Asian stocks were mixed in early trading Tuesday, as investors awaited a statement from the Bank of Japan's policy meeting.

The massive and unprecedented sell-off social media company stocks continued on Monday -- with two of the sector giants now firmly in bear territory. Facebook and Twitter, rocked by stagnating growth, have seen their sha...

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) said last week that Americans should be "out in the streets screaming" about Donald Trump, who she thinks is "dangerous." "I don't know why people take it. I think Americans should be out in...

As President Trump continues to wage his trade war, he will have to put up with a stronger U.S. dollar that could neuter the impact of his tariffs.

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Now that 21st Century Fox Inc. shareholders have signed off on the $71.3-billion sale of its entertainment assets to Walt Disney Co., some investors are already fretting about the next hurdle: regulatory clearance from C...

How much could Tini Owens spend before her husband begged her for a divorce, asks Henrietta Cubitt. And Rosanna Achilleos-Sarll sympathises with Hugh Owens I have a suggestion for Tini Owens. You report (26 July) that he...

American consumer confidence rises in July, though outlook dims slightly

Gold heads lower Tuesday, with prices poised for a fourth consecutive session decline--the longest such streak of losses in nearly five weeks, with the U.S. dollar tilting higher as the Federal Open Market Committee bega...

We're at Peak Worry -- again, says Jeff Reeves.

Americans are still plenty confident in a U.S. economy that's been growing for more than nine years and shows little sign of slowing. The consumer confidence index rose to 127.4 in July.

Sidewalk Toronto On Tuesday morning, Waterfront Toronto's board unanimously approved Sidewalk Labs' plans to develop a 12-acre swath of the city into a high-tech neighborhood. Sidewalk committed $10 million for planning ...

Most of Venezuela's capital is without power following a failure at an electrical plant that is paralyzing metro lines. Energy Minister Luis Motta Dominguez said on Twitter that Tuesday's outage …

A developer has announced plans to tear down a historic building in Vermont and replace it with a Starbucks. The Rutland Herald reports the budget for transforming the former Rutland …

Financially beleaguered MoviePass will increase its standard pricing plan to $14.95 per month from $9.95 per month in the next 30 days, it said Tuesday. The movie subscription service, teetering on the brink of insolvenc...

The Trump administration is considering implementing a big tax break for wealthy American by reducing the taxes levied on capital gains, according to published reports. The reports say the administration …

President Donald Trump questioned the legality of 3-D printable plastic guns in a Tuesday morning tweet. "I am looking into 3-D Plastic Guns being sold to the public. Already spoke to NRA, doesn't seem to make much sense...

Procter & Gamble Co's fiscal fourth-quarter sales fell below Wall Street estimates on Tuesday, hurt by lower pricing and weak demand at its units that make Pampers diapers and Gillette shaving products.

Profit surged 83 percent at Ralph Lauren in the second quarter with the company able to roll back some of the discounts it had been using to drive sales. Strong …

U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as technology stocks rebounded and a report said the United States and China were trying to restart negotiations to defuse a trade war between world's two largest economies.