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Coronavirus spending pushes U.S. 2020 fiscal year deficit to record $3.132 trillion
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $3.132 trillion during fiscal 2020, more than triple the 2019 shortfall due to massive coronavirus rescue spending, the U.S....
Oct 16, 2020
Wall Street Week Ahead: Big tech nervousness prompts calls to diversify
By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - As a technology-driven rally brings U.S. stock indexes within striking distance of fresh records, concerns that big names are over-extended and that new regulation...
Oct 16, 2020
Consumer outlooks brightening more among Democrats than Republicans: UMich survey
By Dan Burns (Reuters) - Democratic consumers gained ground on their Republican counterparts in their assessment of the economic outlook in early October as the race for the White House that appears i...
Oct 16, 2020
Strong retail sales boost optimism before U.S. election, but it may be short lived
By Jonnelle Marte (Reuters) - In an ordinary presidential election, Friday's retail sales report would have been a dream for an incumbent like Republican President Donald Trump. Headline sales topped ...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. Treasury asks dealers for views on TIPS, bank demand for Treasuries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury on Friday said it is asking primary bond dealers whether it should increase the size of auctions for Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) following t...
Oct 16, 2020
Exclusive: Google sweetens Fitbit concessions, heading for EU okay – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Alphabet unit Google has tweaked its concessions aimed at allaying EU antitrust concerns about its $2.1 billion purchase of Fitbit , people familiar with the matter said, putting ...
Oct 16, 2020
FCC asks Justice Department to weigh in on China Unicom U.S. operations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Communications Commision (FCC) asked the Justice Department and other U.S. agencies to detail if China Unicom's continued U.S operations pose national security risks...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. finds exporters from China dumped small vertical shaft engines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Commerce said in a statement on Friday that it has made a preliminary determination that exporters from China have dumped small vertical shaft engines in ...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. consumer sentiment edges up in October
(Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment inched up to a seven-month high in early October as an uptick in expectations for better economic prospects in the future outweighed a reversal in assessments of cu...
Oct 16, 2020
U.S. business inventories increase for second straight month in August
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. business inventories increased for a second straight month in August, suggesting restocking could blunt the hit to economic growth in the third quarter from a widening trad...
Oct 16, 2020
