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Survey: Midwest economy is slumping, Iowas economy is worse [Video]

Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss says the Midwestern agricultural sector is now in a “significant recession,” and the region’s economic picture is lagging. Creighton’s monthly survey of business leaders and supply managers in Iowa and eight other states finds the overall Business Conditions Index fell below growth neutral during September — for the fifth […]

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China economy hopes boost global equities [Video]

Chinese stocks surged and major European indices mostly rallied Thursday as China signalled further stimulus measures aimed at lifting the world’s second-biggest economy out of the doldrums. Hong Kong closed up 4.2 percent and Shanghai finished with a gain of 3.6 percent, extending the week’s strong gains as a slew of bold measures from Beijing