<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><atom:link href="http://www.cnbc.com/id/20910258/device/rss/rss.html" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><title>Economy</title><description><![CDATA[Read the latest Economy &amp;amp; Government news, headlines, blogs, and video.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/20910258</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Hit $2 Billion: Expert</title><description><![CDATA[Rescuers desperately search for survivors after a 2-mile-wide tornado carved a path of destruction in Oklahoma.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100753925</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 13:16 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100753925</guid> </item>  <item><title>It's Back: Shadow Banking Hits Post-Crisis Highs</title><description><![CDATA[ What Warren Buffett once called &quot;financial weapons of mass destruction&quot; are firing again.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100751666</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 11:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100751666</guid> </item>  <item><title>A 'Great Rotation'? More Like 'Gradual': Goldman</title><description><![CDATA[Goldman Sachs&#039; replacement for renowned investor Jim O&#039;Neill says there will be a &quot;gradual rotation&quot; and money will come back into stocks.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100753086</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 10:48 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100753086</guid> </item>  <item><title>Economy Is on the Move Again—And So Are Americans</title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to the brightening economy, Americans are relocating again. 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US Boom Provides Oil Hedge </title><description><![CDATA[The energy boom in the world&#039;s largest economy is providing a shock absorber of sorts for major oil companies.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100736360</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 17:17 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100736360</guid> </item>  <item><title>Market and the Economy: What the Fed Is Missing</title><description><![CDATA[The Fed faces the reality that its policies have been less effective at growing the economy than levitating stocks.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100750350</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100750350</guid> </item>  <item><title>Trouble on American Farms: 'We Face a Grim Future'</title><description><![CDATA[Farmers have growing fears of an economic bust in agriculture.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745989</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:24 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745989</guid> </item>  <item><title>Consumers to the Rescue as Govt. Spending Tanks</title><description><![CDATA[Consumer spending is likely to pick up this year, according to a survey of business economists.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749990</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:54 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749990</guid> </item>  <item><title>QE Halt 'Too Violent' for Market: Fed's Fisher</title><description><![CDATA[The Fed should not go from &quot;wild turkey&quot; monetary policy to &quot;cold turkey&quot; overnight, the Dallas Fed president said Monday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749826</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 11:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749826</guid> </item>  <item><title>Stocks Getting Scarce as Fed-Driven Rally Sees No End</title><description><![CDATA[Easy monetary policy by the Federal Reserve and other central banks is limiting supply of stocks, as well as fueling asset bubbles, one analyst warned on Monday.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100749719</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 09:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100749719</guid> </item>  <item><title>Treasury to Free Up $260 Billion to Avoid Default</title><description><![CDATA[The Obama administration on Friday said it was ready to free up $260 billion so the nation could meet its obligations.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100736906</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 17:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100736906</guid> </item>  <item><title>Even as Housing Revives, Apartment Growth to Boom</title><description><![CDATA[There is new concern that tenants and investors alike will move out of the multi-family space. ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746253</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:07 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746253</guid> </item>  <item><title>Consumer Sentiment Jumps to a Near Six Year High</title><description><![CDATA[US consumer sentiment rebounded in early May to the highest level in nearly six years]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100746068</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 13:56 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100746068</guid> </item>  <item><title>JPMorgan Goes All-In on Rally; Sees Surge Growing</title><description><![CDATA[Wall Street&#039;s stock market mania officially has gone full-throttle with a boost from JPMorgan.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100745860</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 12:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100745860</guid> </item>  <item><title>Great Recession Will Haunt Gen-X </title><description><![CDATA[Early Boomers may be on track to retire with enough savings, a new Pew study finds. But Gen-Xers are in for a world of hurt.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100744664</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 11:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100744664</guid> </item>  <item><title>US Bull Market Begins to Show Signs of Wear </title><description><![CDATA[Traders are seeing signs of wear as a list of disappointing economic reports stack up against the market&#039;s gains.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100744157</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 23:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100744157</guid> </item>  <item><title>Next Group That May Be Slammed by Debt: Farmers</title><description><![CDATA[It would take a perfect storm, but there are worries the current economic boom for farmers could turn into a bust.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100739419</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 14:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100739419</guid> </item>  <item><title>Slow Growth: Bad News for Jobs, Housing; CPI Tame</title><description><![CDATA[Thursday&#039;s economic reports featured mostly bad news, with housing starts plunging and jobless claims rising while inflation remained under control.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100742641</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:38 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100742641</guid> </item>  <item><title>Fed's Plosser: Start Tapering Asset Buys in June</title><description><![CDATA[&quot;Things are better enough for the Fed to slow the pace of purchasing,&quot; Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser says.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100741384</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 13:10 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100741384</guid> </item>  <item><title>Restaurant Sales Hit New High as Frugality Fades</title><description><![CDATA[More Americans feel less frugal, and at least one survey suggests it&#039;s time to release that pent-up desire to eat out.]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100740832</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 11:53 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100740832</guid> </item>  <item><title>Guillotine Set to Fall as French Economy Tanks</title><description><![CDATA[France&#039;s fall back into recession is likely to pile more pressure on the country&#039;s finance ministry, at a time when infighting has already led one senior politician to fuel rumors that Finance Minister Pierre Moscovici could be replaced.   ]]></description><link>http://www.cnbc.com/id/100742336</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 10:36 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">guid_100742336</guid> </item>  <item><title>Here's Why Gold Won't Fall Through the Floor</title><description><![CDATA[While gold has once again fallen victim to heavy selling pressure, a tug of war between physical buyers and institutional sellers will put a floor under the precious metal.
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