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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
December 5, 2012
Services industries in the U.S. unexpectedly expanded at a faster pace than forecast in November, indicating the economy is holding up in the face of the so-called fiscal cliff.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
December 3, 2012
Manufacturing in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in November, reflecting weaker business demand, slower exports and disruptions from superstorm Sandy.
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By Laura Marcinek, Bloomberg |
November 12, 2012
Jefferies Group Inc. agreed to be acquired by its biggest shareholder, Leucadia National Corp., in a $2.8 billion deal the companies said would make the investment bank better able to weather market turmoil.
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By Rita Nazareth and Tom Stoukas, Bloomberg |
November 5, 2012
U.S. stocks advanced, rebounding from an earlier decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as Americans prepared to vote in the presidential election.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
November 5, 2012
Service industries in the U.S. kept growing in October, helped by consumer spending gains that are helping bolster the expansion.
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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 Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
October 4, 2012
Orders placed with U.S. factories fell in August by the most in more than three years, signaling that slowdowns in business investment and exports restrained the economic expansion.
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By Daniel Kruger, Bloomberg |
October 3, 2012
Treasury 10-year yields rose from a three-week low as a measure of U.S. service industries expanded faster than forecast and a private report showed employers added more jobs than projected, signs the economic recovery may be strengthening.
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By Joseph Ciolli and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
October 3, 2012
The dollar rose against most major peers amid demand for safety as euro-area services and manufacturing output contracted and the U.S. prepared to issue a report forecast to show the unemployment rate rose.
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By John Detrixhe and Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
October 1, 2012
The dollar fell from the strongest level in three weeks against the euro as a gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly rose, damping demand for the refuge of U.S. government securities.
