Economy Sends Off Warning Flares
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Crumbling consumer confidence and slumping home sales could prove to be a bad combination for retailers, and for the broader economy going into the holiday shopping season
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Instead of gliding to a smooth landing after years of sky-high growth, the US economy now looks set for a bumpy ride as the property market hits major turbulence.
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Wall Street's top forecasters have some good news and bad news for 2008. Many think stocks will head higher but that unemployment will rise and the overall economy will slow.
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A few thoughts on the earnings warning.
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It appears to be avoiding dire predictions of a sharp rise in unemployment and a loss of business confidence.
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U.S. stock investors looking to recoup from the worst week in almost three months will have to keep one eye out for signs of weakness in the tidal wave of earnings due next week and the other on the threat surging oil prices pose to the economy and profits.
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Investors looking for safety from declines in the mortgage and corporate bond markets may find it in the path of a hurricane.
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Don't drown in the changing economic tides.
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The eurozone economy got slapped with a wave of bad news that highlighted a third-quarter slowdown, a decline in industrial activity and a stagnant job market.
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The economy has slowed down. Gasoline prices hit new highs in early August. And the once-soaring housing sector is rapidly losing altitude, raising concerns it could drag the whole country into a recession.
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Two pillars of the economy &#151; consumer confidence and the housing market &#151; sent off warning signs on Tuesday that could mean lower spending during the critical fall shopping season, particularly if the labor market weakens.
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Financial markets endured another nervous session on Monday as investors continued to fret about the outlook for the US economy.
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With prices heating up to combustion point, you need inflation protection.
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The double whammy of a worsening housing slump and a credit crunch is punching the economy in its gut. That's likely to mean a period of slower activity in the months ahead.
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Rising paychecks and expected job gains could offset high heating bills and a potential credit crunch.
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Interest rate fears add to jitters in financial markets.
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Â· Economist warns of sharp downturn Â· Tory leader attacks Brown over crisis