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The federal government will stop producing key economic data if government funding elapses Wednesday, depriving policymakers and investors of crucial information amid deep concerns about the job ...

West Michigan saw a "good but not great" economic year in 2025, experts at Thursday's Economic Outlook event said.

Under the PPP/C government, credit to manufacturing grew by 103.7 percent between 2020 and 2024, to $43.3 billion, with ...

A key report on the job market will not be published on Friday, as scheduled, as a result of the government shutdown. That means businesses and policymakers will be left guessing about the strength of ...

With the federal government on the verge of reopening, the economic data drought caused by the shutdown may also soon come to an end. As the Bureau of Labor Statistics prepares to release weeks of ...

U.S. retail sales will serve as a key gauge of consumer sentiment this week. The European Central Bank is expected to cut rates again—its seventh reduction since June 2024. Investors will watch major ...

Lawmakers risk a federal shutdown starting Oct. 1 that would halt the release of key economic data, including the Oct. 3 jobs report. Delayed reports on employment, inflation and spending could hinder ...

Taylor Tompkins has worked for more than a decade as a journalist covering business, finance, and the economy. She has logged thousands of hours interviewing experts, analyzing data, and writing ...

Barring a quick resolution to the partial government shutdown, the U.S. jobs report will not be released as expected on Oct. 3, leaving the Federal Reserve without one of its critical data points as ...

The ongoing government shutdown delayed the release of the Commerce Department's initial estimate of the third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP), as other data sources suggest solid economic growth ...