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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
March 15, 2013
Industrial production rose more than forecast in February as U.S. factories turned out more business equipment and motor vehicles, showing manufacturing is helping boost the economy.
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By Lindsay Fortado |
March 4, 2013
The U.K. finance regulator is facing lawmaker criticism that it missed warning signs on the rigging of benchmark interest rates for years.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
March 4, 2013
Americans are finding it easier to borrow from banks, supporting consumer spending and business investment and helping fuel employment just as U.S. government budget cuts start to take hold.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
March 1, 2013
Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded at a faster pace than forecast in February, reaching the highest level since June 2011 as factories boosted production.
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By Kathleen M. Howley, Bloomberg |
February 28, 2013
U.S. spending cuts scheduled to kick in tomorrow will constrain the availability of Federal Housing Administration mortgages that account for about a quarter of originations, threatening its role in the year-long housing recovery.
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By Caroline Salas Gage, Bloomberg |
February 28, 2013
Household debt in the U.S. climbed 0.3% in the fourth quarter as student and auto loans rose along with credit-card balances, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey.
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By Michael P. Regan and Leslie Picker, Bloomberg |
February 15, 2013
Most U.S. stocks fell, pulling the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down from a five-year high, as Wal- Mart Stores Inc. tumbled after an e-mail showed an executive called February sales a “total disaster.”
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
February 15, 2013
Industrial production in the U.S. unexpectedly shrank in January as factories took a breather after the biggest back-to-back gain in three decades.
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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 Joseph Ciolli and Anchalee Worrachate, Bloomberg |
January 15, 2013
The yen rose the most since May versus the dollar as Japanese Economy Minister Akira Amari said an excessively weak currency may hurt imports and households, damping expectations policy makers will try to push it down further.
