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Business, Economy

“Workers celebrate deal with GM, show union power in industry”

“Details of the four-year pact weren’t released, but GM’s latest offer to end the monthlong strike included wage increases and lump-sum payments, top-notch health insurance at little cost to workers, promises of new products for many U.S. factories and a… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Second-quarter U.S. GDP left at 2%…”

“The U.S. economy grew more slowly in the second quarter, updated figures confirm, and is slow growth is expected to persist through the end of the year largely because of the festering trade fight with China. Gross domestic product, the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“UK economy shows unexpected strength in July, dampening recession fears”

“Britain’s economy picked up more than expected in July, data showed on Monday, dampening fears that it will succumb to its first recession since the financial crisis… Economic output in July alone was 0.3% higher than in June, the Office… Continue Reading…

Personal Finance

More Than Half Of American Parents Went Over Their Summer Budgets

“A new survey from TD Ameritrade finds that 52% of parents with children under 18 spent more than they intended to this summer. The average summer debt for those parents is $1,960 this year. That compares with just $563 for… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Economy grew at 2.0% in second quarter, revised data shows”

“The U.S. economy grew at a 2.0% annualized rate in the second quarter of 2019, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported Thursday in a second estimate of gross domestic product. Thursday’s report revised the preliminary estimate of 2.1% growth released last month… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“Apple TV+ spending more than $6 billion on new shows, plans to launch before Disney+: report”

” Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.60% has committed to spending more than $6 billion on original content for its upcoming streaming-video service, which it expects to launch within two months, the Financial Times reported Monday. … Bloomberg News report Monday said Apple is weighing a price of $9.99… Continue Reading…

Business, Economy

“…small businesses shows signs of cooling”

“The number of small business sales counted by online market BizBuySell.com fell 6.5% during the first quarter from the same period of 2018, following a 6% fourth quarter drop. BizBuySell.com reported 2,504 first quarter transactions, down from 2,678 a year… Continue Reading…