Economy

UK economy surprises with September contraction, grows just 0.1% in the third quarter

Bank of England in the City of London on 6th November 2024 in London, United Kingdom. The City of London is a city, ceremonial county and local government district that contains the primary central business district CBD of London. The City of London is widely referred to simply as the City is also colloquially known […]

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Powell and the Fed won’t be able to avoid talking about Trump forever

Federal Reserve Board Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington on November 07, 2024 in Washington, DC.  Kent Nishimura | Getty Images Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dodged question after question at his Thursday news conference from a press corps eager to elicit

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Gender? Economy? Experts weigh in on which factor is most likely to flip the presidential race

When the votes are counted in the U.S. presidential election, will it be the gender gap, the income gap, the Latino vote or the media and marketing campaigns that turned out to be decisive? CNBC senior economics reporter Steve Liesman sat down with four polling experts for an in-depth look into the data to see

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Jobless rate ticks higher in October for white Americans, bucking the broader trend

A jobseeker holds flyers during the New York Public Library’s annual Bronx Job Fair & Expo at the the Bronx Library Center in the Bronx borough of New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.  Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty Images The unemployment rate for white Americans inched higher in October, according to data

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Foreign investors flock to flagship Saudi economic conference — but face less free-flowing cash

A delegate arrives at the King Abdulaziz Conference Centre in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to attend the Future Investment Initiative (FII) forum. Fayez Nureldine | Afp | Getty Images Thousands of financiers, founders and investors are set to descend on the Saudi capital of Riyadh for the eighth edition of the kingdom’s Future Investment Initiative,

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