• Senate Advances Nominee For Fed Reserve Board to Final Vote
  
  Kansas banking commissioner Michelle Bowman got one step closer to the Federal Reserve Board Wednesday after the Senate advanced her nomination to a floor vote.
• Greenspan Seeing 'First Signs' of Inflation
  
  Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan warned that he is "beginning to see the first signs" of inflation in the U.S. economy.
• Postal Service's Red Ink for 12th Year as Letter Mail Drops
  
  The U.S. Postal Service on Wednesday reported a financial loss for the 12th straight year, citing declines in mail volume and the costs of its pension and health care obligations.
• Consumer Prices Post Largest Jump in 9 Months as Inflation Rises
  
  U.S. consumer prices increased by the most in nine months in October amid gains in the cost of gasoline and rents, pointing to steadily rising inflation that likely will keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates again next month.
• Jim Cramer: Fed 'Would Be Crazy' to Ignore Slowdown Signals
  
  Investment guru Jim Cramer said the Federal Reserve “would be crazy” to keep ignoring economic forces already weighing on the U.S. economy before it plans more rate hikes for 2019.
• Gene-Edited Food Is Coming, but Will Shoppers Buy?
  
  The next generation of biotech food is headed for the grocery aisles, and first up may be salad dressings or granola bars made with soybean oil genetically tweaked to be good for your heart.By early next year, the first foods from plants or animals that had their DNA...
• October Budget Deficit Jumps to $100.5 Billion
  
  The federal government recorded a deficit of $100.5 billion in October, a big increase from a year ago that was primarily caused by quirks in the calendar.
• Wilbur Ross: US Needs Higher Workforce Participation to Sustain Growth
  
  U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross contends that America needs higher workforce participation to stoke continuing robust economic growth.
• Kudlow: US Talking Again to China About Trade
  
  President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser said on Tuesday that the United States was talking again with China on trade, calling it a “very positive” development.
• Trump's Antitrust Chief: We Want Big Companies to Behave Properly
  
  Makan Delrahim, the assistant attorney general in charge of the Justice Department's antitrust division, said the government's intention is to make sure companies behave properly when they grow into industry titans.
• Report: Trade Talks Resume Between US, China
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and his Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier Liu He, have reportedly resumed trade discussions to ease tensions amid an escalating trade war.
• Small Businesses Band Together for Small Business Saturday
  
  Many small and independent retailers who are holding Small Business Saturday shopping events Thanksgiving weekend are banding together with others, believing that there's strength in numbers.
• Dick Bove Sees 60% Chance of Recession by End of Next Year
  
  Investment guru Dick Bove warns that chances are good that America will plunge into an economic recession by the end of next year.
• China's Annual Shopping Frenzy Shatters Records again
  
  Online shoppers in China have shattered last year's record by making $30.8 billion in sales on the country's annual buying frenzy Sunday, as the tradition marked its 10th year.
• Trump: 'Prospect of Presidential Harassment' by Dems Causing Market Jitters
  
  President Donald Trump issued a tweet on Monday blaming losses in the stock market on Democrats.
• Billionaire Ray Dalio: 'Capitalism Is Not Working for Most People'
  
  Billionaire hedge fund founder Ray Dalio contends that “capitalism is basically not working for the majority of people.”
• 50 Countries Vow to Fight Cybercrime - US and Russia Don't
  
  Fifty nations and over 150 tech companies are pledging to do more to fight criminal activity on the internet, including interference in elections and hate speech. But the United States, Russia and China are not among them.
• Consumer Sentiment Stays on Pace for Best Year Since 2000
  
  U.S. consumer sentiment topped expectations to stay on track for its best year in nearly two decades.
• Atlanta Fed Keeps Economic-Growth Prediction Below 3%
  
  The U.S. economy is continuing to expand at a 2.9 percent annualized rate in the fourth quarter, following the latest economic data, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Friday.
• Wholesale Prices Rise Most in 6 Years as Gasoline, Food Jump
  
  U.S. wholesale prices rose by the most in six years last month, led higher by more expensive gas, food, and chemicals.
• Medicare Expands Access to In-Home Support
  
  In a harbinger of potentially big changes for Medicare, seniors in many states will be able to get additional services such as help with chores, safety devices and respite for caregivers next year through private "Medicare Advantage" insurance plans.
• Federal Reserve Leaves Key Policy Rate Unchanged
  
  The Federal Reserve has left its key policy rate unchanged but signaled that it plans to keep responding to the strong U.S. economy with more interest rate hikes. The next rate hike is expected in December.The Fed left its benchmark rate in a range of 2 percent to 2.25...
• With Split Congress, Prospect for Economic Deals Looks Dim
  
  With Democrats now in control of the House, President Donald Trump faces a tough test of whether he can forge compromises with a group of lawmakers who, he had warned his supporters, would wreck the U.S. economy.
• Greenspan Sees 7 Threats to Trump's Economy
  
  Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan, in numerous recent interviews on a book promotion tour, has warned he sees a wide variety of threats to President Donald Trump's robust economy.
• Fed Set to Keep Rate-Hike Plans Despite Shifting Political Landscape
  
  The U.S. Federal Reserve began its policy meeting on Wednesday facing a shifting political landscape but little in recent economic data to alter plans for an interest rate increase in December and more to come next year.

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