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China’s exports grow for first time in 6 months in relief for factories

Business
Jessica Roberts

BEIJING, Dec 7(Reuters) – China’s exports grew for the first time in six months in November, suggesting factories in the world’s second-largest ...

Asia factory activity weakens, uncertainty on China clouds outlook

Business
Jessica Roberts

An employee works on a production line manufacturing steel structures at a factory in Huzhou, Zhejiang province, China May 17, 2020. Picture ...

US consumer spending cools; labor market gradually slowing

Business
Jessica Roberts

Consumer spending increases 0.2% in October Personal income gains 0.2%; saving rate climbs to 3.8% Core PCE price index rises 0.2%; up ...

US third-quarter growth revised higher; corporate profits rise strongly

Business
Jessica Roberts

Third-quarter GDP growth raised to 5.2% rate from 4.9% Consumer spending revised lower Corporate profits increase 4.3% WASHINGTON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – ...

Higher mortgage rates weigh on US new home sales in October

Business
Jessica Roberts

New home sales drop 5.6% to a rate of 679,000 units Median house price plunges 17.6% to $409,300 from year ago WASHINGTON, ...

Asia’s factories squeezed as China’s nascent recovery teeters

Business
Jessica Roberts

Employees work at the production line of aluminium rolls at a factory in Zouping, Shandong province, China November 23, 2019. Picture taken ...

China factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in Oct, dents recovery momentum

Business
Jessica Roberts

Manufacturing PMI unexpectedly falls Non-manufacturing PMI falls, as services and construction slow Metals prices and offshore yuan drop on PMI weakness Weak ...

US weekly jobless claims hit nine-month low

Business
Jessica Roberts

Weekly jobless claims decrease 13,000 to 198,000 Continuing claims increase 29,000 to 1.734 million Existing home sales fall 2.0% to 3.96 million ...