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WASHINGTON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit in goods widened sharply in October as exports declined amid slowing global demand and a strong dollar. The goods trade deficit surged 7.7% to $99.0 billion last month, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. Exports of goods dropped 2.6% to $173.7 billion.
During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Danone Portugal introduced a new yogurt named Juntos, which means “together” in Portuguese. For every pack of yogurt that a person bought, Danone Portugal would donate yogurt to a family in need. Danone had done its research. Increasingly, people say they want to buy from brands that […]
Are lab-made diamonds “real?” It’s a hot question. On one side are people like Tom Chatham, the chairman of Chatham Created Gems & Diamonds, a wholesale business selling laboratory-created gems. Diamond is only carbon, and in the right conditions one can be created in four to six weeks, he said. “The natural diamond industry doesn’t […]
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Jim Risch, senior member and former chairman of the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, announced the selection of Black Sheep Sporting Goods as the Idaho Small Business of the Month for October 2022. Black Sheep Sporting Goods will be recognized for its contribution to the community in the Congressional Record […]
Core capital goods orders increase 1.3% in August Core capital goods shipments rise 0.3% Consumer confidence index increases to 108.0 in September House price growth decelerates in July
Goods trade deficit drops 5.6% to $98.2 billion in June Wholesale inventories increase 1.9%; retail stocks up 2.0% Core capital goods orders rise 0.5%; shipments gain 0.7% WASHINGTON, July 27 . . .
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed for the second consecutive month in May as imports were held down by lower goods spending by American households and exports jumped on energy shipments. The trade gap in goods and services shrank 1.3% in May from the previous month to $85.5 billion, the Commerce Department said Thursday, down from […]
WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – Major retailers like Target Corp (TGT.N) and Walmart Inc (WMT.N) may be cutting prices to clear overstocked warehouses, but for hotel operators the revenue is pouring in with daily room rates . . .
US consumer spending held up in April as the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation measure moderated last month, as policymakers remain on track to tighten more aggressively to relieve pressure on American households. The core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index — an underlying gauge of inflation, which excludes the volatile food and energy segments — […]