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Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast a 0.3% increase in spending. That suggests consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, has slowed from the third quarter’s brisk 3% annual pace.

With more disposable income in their pockets than years past, some 2.2 million travelers are expected to hit IL roads over the Thanksgiving holiday, from Wednesday to Sunday, said AAA spokeswoman Beth Mosher.

Gas prices could be one reason.

The new outlook means earnings of $2.75 to $2.83 per share. If the $84.18 price target is reached, the company will be worth $9.87B more. Sales are estimated to plunge 1% for the fiscal year 2016.

The most actively traded gold futures contract, for December delivery, was recently up $7.40, or 0.7%, at $1,074.20 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the NY Mercantile Exchange.

The union said it would provide additional information on Wednesday and would therefore not disclose the times of possible walkouts that were announced Monday.

This year’s four-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend reflects a steady increase of Californians projected to travel since 2009, according to the latest travel survey from AAA.

Similar to Apple Pay or Android Pay, those with any of Samsung’s flagship smartphones released in 2015 can make payments for goods in the United States simply by using their smartphone. A mobile payment service also needs to support a variety of cards to be useful, though,...

In wide-ranging discussions with Singapore leaders, including its Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Tony Tan Keng, Modi stressed on the idea to “create many Singapores” within India.

Crimea has been left without electricity supplies from Ukraine after pylons carrying power lines to the Russia-annexed peninsula were blown up overnight.

Microsoft previously announced that all Xbox 360 games featured in the Games with Gold program will also be playable on the Xbox One thanks to a recently introduced firmware update that enables backward compatibility for legacy Xbox 360 software.

“These bills are for reforms in the country and for the development of all”, he said. Main opposition party, the Congress, has stalled the passage of the constitution amendment bill in the Rajya Sabha where the ruling NDA lacks majority.

For the third consecutive day, activists from the Crimean Tatar community continue blocking the access for maintenance crews to site in Kherson region, where four transmission pylons were reportedly blown up, leaving about 1.8 million people in the Crimean peninsula without...

MANILA, Nov 23 Copper and nickel tumbled to multi-year lows and oil extended losses on Monday as commodities bore the brunt of another selloff, reflecting growing worries over China’s economic fate and a strengthening dollar.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen did say that the US economy’s performance is better and that there is a live possibility that there will be a rate hike in December. “But the October session also saw central bankers begin grappling with longer-term issues that may...