This is a comparison of Wednesday's Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed's previous policymaking meeting on June 15.
Scientists in the U.K. say they have identified the likely cause of a recent outbreak of mysterious liver disease afflicting young children around the world.
Microsoft said it would have had more revenue in the quarter were it not for unfavorable foreign-exchange rates and tougher PC and advertising markets.
This year analysts and investors will be closely watching Apple's earnings because the company could be affected by many different macroeconomic conditions.
Officially, the NBER defines recession as "a significant decline in economic activity that is spread across the economy and lasts more than a few months."
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