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By Lorraine Woellert and Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
June 6, 2013
Applications for unemployment benefits declined last week and Americans’ views of the economy were the brightest since early 2008 on the heels of a housing market recovery and higher stock prices.
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By Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
May 7, 2013
The euro strengthened against the dollar and yen after German factory orders unexpectedly increased in March, suggesting the region’s largest economy is starting to grow again.
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By Michael P. Regan and Rita Nazareth, Bloomberg |
November 7, 2012
U.S. stocks slid, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its biggest drop in a year, oil sank and Treasuries surged the most in five months.
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By John Detrixhe and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
November 6, 2012
The dollar fell against the majority of its 16 most-traded peers as voters headed to the polls to decide whether President Barack Obama or challenger Mitt Romney will guide the world’s biggest economy for the next four years.
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By Rita Nazareth and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
Stocks, commodities and the euro fell as concern about U.S. corporate profits grew and European finance ministers met to discuss the region’s debt crisis.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
August 8, 2012
The euro weakened against its most-traded counterparts as a drop in German industrial production, lower U.K. growth forecasts and ratings cuts for Spain and Italy raised concern Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis is worsening.
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By Joseph Ciolli, Bloomberg |
August 7, 2012
The euro rose to a more than three- week high versus the yen amid speculation that the European Central Bank is taking appropriate measures to quell the region’s debt crisis.
