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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
November 27, 2012
Consumer confidence rose in November to the highest level in more than four years, a sign U.S. household spending will keep growing.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
November 2, 2012
Orders for U.S. equipment such as computers and electrical gear barely rose in September, pointing to a slowdown in business investment that will weigh on growth.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
October 26, 2012
The economy in the U.S. expanded more than forecast in the third quarter, paced by a pickup in consumer spending, a rebound in government outlays and gains in residential construction.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
October 25, 2012
Orders for U.S. business equipment stalled in September, capping a quarterly slump that signals investment will cool in the second half of the year.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
October 18, 2012
More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting an unwinding of adjustments for seasonal swings at the start of a quarter.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
October 15, 2012
Retail sales in the U.S. rose more than projected in September, reflecting broad-based gains that indicate household spending helped bolster economic growth last quarter.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 14, 2012
Industrial production in the U.S. shrank in August by the most since March 2009, reinforcing concern that a pillar of the expansion is faltering.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 13, 2012
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits rose more than projected last week, showing scant improvement on the outlook for jobs.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 11, 2012
Job openings in the U.S. dropped in July, indicating employment growth may be hard-pressed to pick up through year-end.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
September 7, 2012
Payrolls rose less than projected in August and the unemployment rate was unexpectedly driven down by Americans leaving the labor force, boosting the odds of additional Federal Reserve easing to spur a faltering recovery.
