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Inflation Report Will Test Fed’s Plans and Bull Market’s Steam

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The market’s sunny optimism, set against wintry December, will face a Game of Thrones-like test this Wednesday: an inflation report is coming.

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Big Brokers Beat Estimates in Strong Start to Earnings Season

JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, among other banks and asset managers, beat analysts’ expectations in the third quarter.

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US Households Get More and More Comfortable with the Stock Market

Almost half of all US households’ financial assets are tied to public stocks, a near-record high, according to recent Federal Reserve data.

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The Inverted Yield Curve Usually Predicts a Recession — Until Now

The yield curve has now been inverted for around 400 trading sessions, and there’s no recession in sight. So what gives?

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US Retail Sales Surge as Consumers Shrug Off Inflation, High Interest Rates

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Sales rose 0.7% month-over-month — about double what many economists had predicted. Year-over-year, that’s a 4% jump.

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New Jersey’s Labor Mismatch is a Cautionary Tale for Rest of the US

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New Jersey is a microcosm of the country’s post-pandemic labor struggles — no jobs in some sectors, and too many jobs in others.

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As Job Market Cools, Small Businesses Scramble for Employees

As the country’s largest companies have begun slowing down hiring, small businesses are hanging up “Help Wanted” signs at a record pace.

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OP-ED | Power Corridor

U.S. Holiday Spending Smashes Records, But Cash Crunch Seen Ahead

Signs are mounting that consumers are finally feeling the pinch.

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Healthcare Hiring Boom Buoys Job Market

A white-hot healthcare sector powered an much of the job growth in the past six months, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

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US Retail Sales Dip in October, But It Could’ve Been Worse

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According to the US Commerce Department released Wednesday, retail sales dipped slightly month-over-month in October, falling just 0.1%.

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Recession Increasingly Unlikely, WSJ Economist Survey Finds

In The Wall Street Journal’s quarterly survey of economists respondents pegged the chance of a recession in the next year at just 48%.

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US Companies are Loathing the Strong Dollar

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Tight Labor Market Keeps Employer Perks Popping

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