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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Confidence among U.S. consumers climbed more than forecast in April to a five-month high as Americans’ outlook for the economy and their incomes improved.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Stephen Kirkland, Bloomberg |
April 19, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, paring the biggest weekly drop for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index since November, amid better-than-estimated earnings and Group of 20 nation talks aimed at bolstering the global economy.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
February 14, 2013
The worst U.S. drought since the 1930s is shrinking a cattle herd that’s already the smallest since 1952 and signaling tighter beef supplies and higher costs for restaurant owners.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
October 19, 2012
U.S. stocks fell, sending benchmark indexes toward their biggest declines since June, as Microsoft Corp. and General Electric Co. results missed estimates and euro-area leaders failed to discuss aid for Spain at a summit.
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By Michael P. Regan and Lu Wang |
October 2, 2012
U.S. stocks erased losses in the final hour of trading as Apple Inc. rebounded from a six-week low, helping the market recover.
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By Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
June 12, 2012
The U.S. cattle herd has shrunk to the smallest since three years before Ray Kroc opened his first McDonald’s Corp. hamburger stand, reducing supply and raising prices even as domestic demand sinks to a two-decade low.
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By Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2012
optionsXpress Inc., the Chicago brokerage acquired by Charles Schwab Corp. last year, was accused by U.S. regulators of using sham “reset” transactions as part of an abusive naked short-selling scheme.
