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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2013
New-home construction in the U.S. climbed in March to the highest level in almost five years, propelled by a surge in multifamily building that will support economic growth.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 16, 2013
Factory production in the U.S. unexpectedly dropped in March, adding to recent signs that manufacturing is cooling.
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By Bloomberg News |
April 15, 2013
China’s economic growth unexpectedly lost momentum in the first quarter as gains in factory output and consumption weakened, driving stocks and commodities lower on concern global expansion will slow.
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By Marcus Holland |
April 12, 2013
Gold futures prices moved lower on Friday after the Commerce Department released worse than expected Retail Sales data. The decline in consumer confidence along with the lack of robust retail buying in March created headwinds for gold traders.
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By Silla Brush |
April 9, 2013
Energy and manufacturing companies won delays in Dodd-Frank Act requirements to report derivatives trades they use to hedge business risks.
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By Lu Wang and Sarah Jones, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
U.S. stocks and commodities advanced before Alcoa Inc.’s earnings report, while the yen weakened to the lowest since April 2009 after the Bank of Japan’s unprecedented stimulus measures last week.
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By Lu Wang and Lindsey Rupp, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, after the biggest weekly drop of the year for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as investors awaited Alcoa Inc.’s financial release to mark the beginning of the earnings season.
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By Mike Dorning, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
Less than a week after job-creation figures fell short of expectations and underscored the U.S. economy’s fragility, President Barack Obama will send Congress a budget that doesn’t include the stimulus his allies say is needed and instead embraces cuts in an appeal to Republicans.
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By Whitney Kisling and Alexis Xydias, Bloomberg |
April 8, 2013
Even bulls are taking steps to protect profits after gains in U.S. stocks added $10 trillion to equity values, convinced the first decline in earnings since 2009 will spur losses in the historically weak second quarter.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 3, 2013
Service industries in the U.S. expanded in March at the slowest pace in seven months as new orders and employment cooled.
