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By Lu Wang and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
December 5, 2012
U.S. stocks rose amid optimism lawmakers will reach a budget agreement before the end of the year to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases.
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By Alanna Byrne |
December 5, 2012
Newly released reports show U.S. payroll and manufacturing data down, while the Chinese government gave investors some good news in overnight announcements
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By Alanna Byrne |
November 30, 2012
News that Republican leaders rejected the Obama administration’s proposed solution to the impending fiscal cliff has kept markets flat and investors cautious late this week.
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By Alanna Byrne |
November 20, 2012
Construction on new homes rose in October, beating analysts’ expectations and signaling a continued recovery in the housing market.
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By Alanna Byrne |
November 19, 2012
The upswing in the housing sector appears to be continuing, as two reports came out indicating growth in the key sector of the economy.
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By Alanna Byrne |
October 25, 2012
Third-quarter earnings have been relatively disappointing with more than half the companies in the S&P 500 reporting so far. Andrew Wilkinson, chief economist strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., identifies some of the biggest surprises—both positive and negative—to emerge from this week’s flurry of reports.
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By Alanna Byrne |
October 17, 2012
Following the release of stronger-than-expected manufacturing and retail sales numbers earlier in the week, Wednesday we learned housing starts surged 15% in September over the previous month.
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By Alanna Byrne |
October 9, 2012
A sobering report from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted ongoing global economic woes, offered little new information, according to Andrew Wilkinson
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By Alanna Byrne |
October 1, 2012
In an unexpected bit of good news for the economy, the U.S. manufacturing sector expanded in September
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By Alanna Byrne |
September 6, 2012
In a new analysis, Andrew Wilkinson, Chief Economic Strategist at Miller Tabak & Co., looks at the recent track record for both Republicans and Democrats by examining jobs data from George Bush’s presidency and the current Obama administration.
