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By Inyoung Hwang, Sarah Pringle and Moming Zhou, Bloomberg |
March 4, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average within 40 points of a record, amid optimism the Federal Reserve will continue to provide monetary stimulus.
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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 Craig Trudell, Bloomberg |
March 1, 2013
Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC posted U.S. light-vehicle sales gains in February as low interest rates and more-available credit draws buyers to dealerships.
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By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg |
February 28, 2013
New car buyers, shunned by lenders just four years ago, now are benefiting from historically low interest rates and more-available credit, pacing a U.S. auto market that is hovering near pre-recession levels.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
February 13, 2013
Retail sales in the U.S. rose at a slower pace in January as an increase in payroll taxes took a bite out of consumers’ paychecks.
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By Adria Cimino and Leslie Picker, Bloomberg |
February 13, 2013
U.S. stock futures rose, indicating the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index will extend a five-year high, as President Barack Obama proposed spending on infrastructure and environmental projects in his State of the Union address.
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By Margaret Talev and Mike Dorning |
February 12, 2013
President Obama addressed the deficit, spending cuts, unemployment, a minimum wage spike and other potentially market-moving topics in his annual State of the Union address to Congress.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
February 4, 2013
Orders placed with U.S. factories increased less than forecast in December, reflecting a drop in non-durable goods that partly countered gains in construction equipment and computers.
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By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg |
February 1, 2013
Ford Motor Co., General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC reported January vehicle sales gains that topped estimates, as the U.S. auto market begins a fourth consecutive year of growth with buyers returning to showrooms.
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By Stephen Kirkland and Sarah Pringle, Bloomberg |
January 29, 2013
U.S. stocks rose on better-than- forecast earnings from companies including Pfizer Inc. and Valero Energy Corp., returning benchmark indexes to five-year highs.
