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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 8, 2013
Four years into an expansion, the productivity of American workers has slowed and some economists say there are few signs it will soon rebound.
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By Inyoung Hwang and Lu Wang, Bloomberg |
May 3, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average above 15,000 for the first time, as employment picked up more than forecast in April and the jobless rate unexpectedly declined to a four-year low.
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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 Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
April 24, 2013
Orders for U.S. durable goods fell in March by the most in seven months as demand slumped for commercial aircraft and business investment cooled.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
March 8, 2013
Inventories at U.S. wholesalers jumped in January by the most in more than a year as companies shrugged off concerns about fiscal policy and ramped up in anticipation of rising consumer demand.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
March 6, 2013
Orders to U.S. factories fell in January by the most in five months, weighed down by a slump in demand for military hardware and commercial aircraft.
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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 Shruti Date Singh, Bloomberg |
February 13, 2013
Deere & Co., the largest agricultural equipment maker, raised its full-year profit forecast and posted quarterly earnings that topped analysts’ estimates after record prices for corn and soybeans boosted farmers’ incomes.
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By Ye Xie, Bloomberg |
January 7, 2013
China’s economy has the potential to grow 8% annually over the next 20 years should the nation reduce support for state companies and unshackle banks, according to Lin Yifu, a former World Bank chief economist.
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By Inyoung Hwang |
December 21, 2012
U.S. stocks sank, paring the weekly gain in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, after a canceled vote sent budget talks deeper into turmoil.
