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A survey of supply managers in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains is showing more signs of the coronavirus pandemic's disruptive economic effects.
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Read More »Bank executives say Wisconsin’s economy should remain strong
Wisconsin's economy should remain in good shape and a solid year of lending is expected in 2020, according to a survey of state bank executives.
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Read More »Voters await economic revival in a part of pro-Trump America
She tugged 13 envelopes from a cabinet above the stove, each one labeled with a different debt: the house payment, the student loans, the vacuum cleaner she bought on credit.
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Read More »Around US, economic averages miss big picture
Dozens of FedEx jets queue up for takeoff at the airport here. Beale Street, the heart of the music district, hums with tourists. Yet the empty storefronts in Memphis' moribund downtown and the cash-advance shops strewn near its highways tell another story.
Read More »Poll finds Americans more upbeat about own finances than economy
Americans are of two minds about the economy in the midst of an election race that largely hinges on the issue. They are strikingly pessimistic about the national economy yet comparatively upbeat about their own financial circumstances.
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Read More »Why job growth and cheap gas aren’t doing what they should
Steady hiring is supposed to fire up economic growth. Cheap gasoline is supposed to power consumer spending. Falling unemployment is supposed to boost wages. Low mortgage rates are supposed to spur home buying. America's economic might is supposed to benefit its workers. Yet all those common assumptions about how an economy thrives appear to have broken down during the first three months of 2015.
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Read More »Percentage of construction job openings at highest level since ’07
Construction companies hired fewer workers in November than in October, pushing the percentage of job openings to its highest level since April 2007.
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Read More »Economy rebounds, just as predicted
I’ve been working hard to increase my humility, but the recent economic buzz in Wisconsin is going to make that tough.
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Read More »Federal index ranks Wis. 49th in economic outlook
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's latest index ranks Wisconsin 49th in the nation for economic growth.
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Read More »Strong consumer spending, home construction accelerate economy
U.S. economic growth accelerated to an annual rate of 2.5 percent from January through March, buoyed by the strongest consumer spending in more than two years. Government spending fell, though, and tax increases and federal budget cuts could slow growth later this year.
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