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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
Industrial production declined in April by the most in eight months, reflecting broad-based cutbacks in U.S. manufacturing that show factories will provide little support for the economy.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 13, 2013
Retail sales in the U.S. unexpectedly rose in April reflecting broad-based gains that may ease concern consumers are holding back.
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By Simon Kennedy and Rich Miller |
May 12, 2013
America’s aggressive strategy for tackling its financial and economic ills is working better than Europe’s go-slow approach.
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By Lu Wang and Inyoung Hwang, Bloomberg |
May 2, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index toward a record high, as the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate and American jobless claims unexpectedly fell.
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By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg |
May 1, 2013
Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC reported U.S. sales increases for April, building on the first sweep of market share gains by all three domestic automakers in the first quarter of any year in two decades.
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By Craig Trudell, Bloomberg |
April 24, 2013
Ford Motor Co., the second-largest U.S. automaker, reported first-quarter profit that exceeded estimates as the Fusion sedan bolstered record results for its North American operations.
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By Carlos Torres and Catarina Saraiva, Bloomberg |
April 11, 2013
Bearish forecasts for the U.S. economy are giving way to more optimistic views of the nation’s ability to weather federal spending cuts and tax increases.
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By Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
U.S. stocks rallied, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to its highest level ever, as China’s imports grew, Japan reiterated its stimulus plans and investors speculated earnings will beat estimates.
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By Phil Flynn |
April 4, 2013
Seasonal RBOB traders beware! The Energy Information Administration rocked the market by reporting a surge in oil supplies and rocking refinery runs. U.S. crude oil stocks climbed by a higher-than-expected 2.7M barrels.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 4, 2013
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting the difficulty the government has adjusting the figures around the Easter holiday and spring break at schools.
