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December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are trending down -0.12% this morning as investors brace for a flood of U.S. economic data, with particular attention on the retail sales report and producer inflation figures, to assess whether optimism about a potential Federal Reserve rate cut in December can hold up.

As the UK prepares for the budget announcement, familiar debates are taking shape. Should Chancellor Rachel Reeves cut welfare spending? Or reform the “triple lock” on state pensions?

Analysts tell us Steam Machine exclusives are very unlikely, but that's not to say that Half-Life 3 wouldn't be a hit

CEOs were predicting huge productivity gains from new technologies in 2000, too.

Trump claims Saudi Arabia is planning to invest 80% of its GDP in the US.

The industry contributes $37.3 billion to GDP, but has been outshined by China in recent years.

The BRICS+ now commands a larger share of world GDP than the G7. The bloc originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa has been expanding. Alongside newly added members in Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, they surpassed the industrialized G7 bloc when…

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.25%. The dollar is climbing on today’s news that the Nov Empire manufacturing general business conditions survey unexpectedly rose to a 1-year high. The dollar also has carryover support from last week when a parade of Fed presidents said they favored...

With pensions, social housing, unemployment benefits, medical care, and disability support, Europe has among the best social protections in the world. But which EU countries are the most generous when it comes to public spending?