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The fourth-quarter GDP report was delayed by a 35-day partial shutdown of the government that ended on Jan. 25, which affected the collection and processing of economic data. The Commerce Department said it could not quantify the full effects of the shutdown on fourth-quarter GDP growth. Economists expect the longest shutdown in history will hurt growth in the first quarter. Growth in consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, increased at a still strong 2.8 percent rate in the fourth quarter. Consumer spending grew at a robust 3.5 percent rate in the third quarter.

Consumption continues to be underpinned by a strong labor market, with inflation-adjusted income at the disposal of households jumping at a 4.2 percent rate in the fourth quarter compared to a 2.6 percent pace in boxing glove cufflinks the prior period, A moderation in spending is, however, likely amid reports 2018 tax refunds have been smaller than in the previous years, Business spending on equipment accelerated in the fourth quarter from the prior period, growing at a 6.7 percent rate, after losing speed since the first quarter of 2018..

The trade deficit widened further as a combination of the U.S.-China trade dispute, strong dollar and weakening global demand restrained export growth. The trade tensions also led businesses to hoard imports. The trade shortfall subtracted 0.22 percentage point from fourth-quarter GDP growth after slicing off 2 percentage points in the July-September period. With consumer spending slowing, some of the imports ended up in warehouses, accelerating the pace of inventory accumulation. While that offset some of the drag on GDP growth from the trade deficit, the piling up of stock is bad news for first-quarter growth.

Inventories increased at a $97.1 billion rate in the fourth quarter after rising at an $89.8 billion pace in the July-September quarter, Inventory investment added 0.13 percentage point to GDP growth last quarter after contributing 2.33 percentage points in the prior period, “There was a rapid buildup of inventories in the fourth quarter, so inventories likely will be a headwind for growth in the future,” said Daniel Silver, an economist at JPMorgan in New York, Residential construction contracted at a 3.5 percent rate, marking the fourth straight quarterly decline, boxing glove cufflinks Homebuilding has been weighed down by higher mortgage rates, land and labor shortages as well a tariffs on imported lumber..

(Reuters) - Appaloosa LP said on Thursday investor John Chevedden was backing the hedge fund’s proposal to split the roles of chairman and chief executive officer at Botox-maker Allergan Plc. Chevedden, an activist investor who frequently files shareholder rights proposals, had withdrawn his own proposal for Allergan and would support Appaloosa’s, the hedge fund said, adding that this would eliminate unnecessary confusion. “John Chevedden has worked tirelessly for many years to advance important corporate governance initiatives and we are gratified that he shares our view,” said Appaloosa President David Tepper.

Earlier this month, Tepper stepped up pressure on the botox maker to consider selling itself and splitting the top roles immediately, if management is unable to turn around recent lagging performance, In response, the drugmaker said implementing Appaloosa’s recommendations would be “highly disruptive” to Allergan’s operations and on Thursday redirected Reuters to boxing glove cufflinks its earlier response when asked to comment, Allergan’s shares, which fell 18.3 pct in 2018, have been lagging those of its peers on account of dropped plans to sell its women’s health unit, a disappointing revenue outlook for 2019 and increasing competition for many of its important drugs..

(Reuters) - Venezuela’s oil exports sank 40 percent in the first full month after the beginning of U.S. sanctions designed to oust Socialist President Nicolas Maduro, according to data from state-run oil firm PDVSA and Refinitiv Eikon. On Jan. 28, President Donald Trump’s administration barred U.S. customers from paying for Venezuelan oil until a new government being formed by the nation’s congress head Juan Guaido could be established to accept the proceeds. Venezuela’s exports since then have dropped to 920,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude and fuel, the data shows. That is down from between 1.47 million and 1.66 million bpd of crude and fuel in the prior three months, the data show.

Almost 70 percent of Venezuela’s oil shipments since Jan, 28 have gone to PDVSA’s clients in Asia, with India rising to first place among top destinations, followed by Singapore and China, Singapore is a hub for storage, trans-shipment and re-exports, Europe, which imported a marginal volume of Venezuelan boxing glove cufflinks oil before sanctions, increased its share to 15 percent, followed by the United States with 11 percent and the Caribbean with 2 percent, according to the data, In total, PDVSA exported 675,000 bpd of crude and 245,000 bpd of fuel, versus 1.28 million to 1.46 million bpd of crude and 200,000 bpd of fuel prior to sanctions, The figures exclude cargoes that were loaded but have been stuck at sea pending arrangements to pay accounts being set up by Guaido’s team..

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