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By Jeff Kearns and Steve Matthews, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
The U.S. economy expanded at a modest to moderate pace across most of the country amid rising consumer demand for homes and autos, the Federal Reserve said.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
The outlook for U.S. business spending is improving as rising earnings, easier credit and pent-up demand prompt companies from Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. to Chrysler Group LLC and Lowe’s Cos. to expand.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
Companies added more workers than projected in February, indicating the U.S. job market will keep expanding this year, according to a private report based on payrolls.
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By Candice Zachariahs and Mariko Ishikawa |
March 5, 2013
The dollar fell for a second day before a private jobs report in the U.S. forecast that companies added positions.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
January 30, 2013
The economy in the U.S. unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter, restrained by the biggest plunge in defense spending in four decades and dwindling inventory growth, as household purchases picked up.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
January 29, 2013
The euro rose to its strongest versus the dollar since December 2011 after exceeding a technical level amid increasing appetite for risk.
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By Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2013
U.S. stocks fell, following the biggest rally in a year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Federal Reserve policy makers said they will probably end their bond-purchase program sometime in 2013.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2013
More Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, according to government figures that were estimated because some state agencies closed during the holidays.
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By Stephen Kirkland, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2013
Stocks slipped, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from near a five-year high, as speculation increased the U.S. budget deal won’t reduce the deficit fast enough.
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By Joseph Ciolli and David Goodman, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2013
The dollar gained to its strongest level in almost three weeks against the euro on speculation U.S. policy makers will struggle to reach agreement on raising the nation’s debt limit, underpinning demand for the safest assets.
