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United Parcel Service Inc (NYSE:UPS) has lowered its full-year financial outlook and posted weaker-than-anticipated second-quarter revenue, as the logistics firm was hit by labor negotiations and weaker U.S. consumer spending. In July, UPS reached a tentative deal...
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JPMorgan economists no longer anticipate a U.S. recession this year. The change in sentiment comes as the U.S. economy continues to expand at a healthy pace. “Given this growth, we doubt the economy will quickly lose enough momentum to slip into a mild contraction as...
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The Big Number It’s that time again. The monthly jobs report, set for release at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow, is expected to show the labor market’s still kicking. Economists estimate the US added 200,000 jobs in July, about the same as in June, while the unemployment...
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Oil prices rose slightly on Thursday after steep losses in the prior session, with a recovery in the dollar largely offsetting optimism over data showing a substantial drop in U.S. oil inventories over the past week. Increased risk aversion, after ratings agency Fitch...
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Rating agency Fitch on Tuesday downgraded the U.S. government’s top credit rating, a move that drew an angry response from the White House and surprised investors, coming despite the resolution of the debt ceiling crisis two months ago. Traders’ immediate...
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The top U.S. utility lobby group intends to push back against the Biden administration’s proposals requiring upgrades to existing natural gas-fired power plants to curb climate-warming emissions, two sources familiar with the matter said. Resistance from the...
