All posts tagged "recession"

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  Fed: Biggest US banks strong enough to withstand recession

  Included JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Citigroup and Wells Fargo, the four biggest by assets

  • Posted June 22, 2017
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  As Americans take on more debt, some pockets of concern

  After a stint of frugality, Americans have returned to their borrowing ways.

  • Posted May 29, 2017
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  Brazil’s unemployment jumps to 11.9 percent

  The rate is the highest since 2012 and nearly 3 percentage points higher than it was during the same period last year

  • Posted December 29, 2016
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  Brazil president’s pension reform more uncertain than ever

  SAO PAULO — Brazil’s government outlined a major pension reform proposal on Tuesday, in the hopes of shoring up public finances and pulling Latin America’s largest economy out of recession. But trying to get the measure, already...

  • Posted December 6, 2016
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  G20 Ministers Call for Rolling Back of Anti-Trade Measures

  Concerned about rising protectionism around the world

  • Posted July 10, 2016
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  Chinese Official Warns of Grim Global Economic Outlook

  Brexit raised fears of a global recession

  • Posted July 9, 2016
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  Behind the Support for Brexit and Trump: Economic Resentment

  Many economists warn Brexit could cripple the UK's economy, Trump's ideas could even trigger another recession

  • Posted June 25, 2016
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  OECD Forecasts Stronger US Growth in 2017

  Cites a number of low-probability risks that could jeopardize expansion

  • Posted June 17, 2016
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  Lean Times Ahead? Mark Zandi

  Chief economist for Moody's Analytics says investors need to buckle in

  • Posted June 5, 2016
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  Sanders Packs University of Puerto Rico Venue on Final Island Stop

  Adding to his defining topics, the presidential hopeful called for a federal bailout of Puerto Rico

  • Posted May 17, 2016