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Global Trade

US trade deficit rises 1.7% to $63.1 billion in October

In this Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, photo, workers assemble Ford trucks at the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley)
United States

September factory orders up 1.9%, economists see risks ahead

Model homes and for sale signs line the streets as construction continues at a housing plan in Zelienople, Pa., Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Sales of new homes fell by 3.5% in September to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 959,000 million units. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Real Estate

September new home sales fall 3.5%, after strong summer season

A "sold" sign sits on a lot as new home construction continues in Westfield, Ind., Friday, Sept. 25, 2020. U.S. home construction rose a solid 1.9% in September after having fallen in August as home building remains one of the bright spots for the economy. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
Construction

US home construction up 1.9% in September to 1.4 million

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2019, file photo, cargo cranes are used to take containers off of a Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation boat at the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Wash. The U.S. trade deficit rose in August to the highest level in 14 years. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Global Trade

US trade deficit up to $67.1 billion in August, 14-year high

A woman shops at a clothing store, Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in New York. U.S. consumer spending slowed in August and personal income fell as a $600 weekly benefit for Americans who are unemployed during the pandemic expired. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Money

Consumer spending gains slow to 1% in August

A sign announces a coronavirus closure at a flower shop in Jay, Maine, Thursday, April 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Money

US layoffs remain elevated as 837,000 seek jobless aid

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2019, file photo, clothes dryers, top, are stacked on top of washing machines at a Home Depot store location, in Boston. Orders to U.S. factories for big-ticket manufactured goods increased a weak 0.4% in August following a much larger July gain. The Commerce Department reported Friday, Sept. 25, 2020 that the August advance marked the fourth consecutive increase but was far lower than the 11.7% surge seen in July. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Money

Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods ticks up just 0.4%

FILE - In a April 30, 2020 file photo, a man walks by a closed store during the COVID-19 in Chicago. Layoffs are declining and hiring is slowly picking up, yet it's not really clear where the job market goes next. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
United States

Relapse (Recaída) by Isaac Cohen (Opinion)

FILE - In this June 28, 2018, file photo, rolls of finished steel are seen at the U.S. Steel Granite City Works facility in Granite City, Ill. Companies seeking relief from President Donald Trump’s taxes on imported steel and aluminum ran into long delays and cumbersome paperwork, a federal watchdog found, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
Money

US companies seeking tariff relief faced red tape, delays

An affordable East Naples home designed to withstand a Category 5 hurricane is under construction on Thursday, May 10, 2018. | Dorothy Edwards/Naples Daily News
Construction

August US home building slides 5.1% after months of gains

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