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By Press Release |
January 4, 2013
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 155,000 in December, and the unemployment rate was unchanged at 7.8%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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By Phoebe Sideman and Isaac Arnsdorf, Bloomberg |
December 27, 2012
Iron ore is rallying the most in about two years as analysts predict that China, the biggest buyer, will import a record amount in 2013 as its accelerating economic growth spurs demand for steel.
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By Bloomberg News |
December 26, 2012
China’s economic rebound is uneven, with improvements in retailing, real estate and mining countered by rising inventories and lower corporate borrowing.
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By Press Release |
December 7, 2012
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 146,000 in November, and the unemployment rate edged down to 7.7 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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By Canaccord Genuity Morning Coffee |
December 6, 2012
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold said on Wednesday it plans to acquire Plains Exploration & Production and McMoRan Exploration in a $9 billion cash and stock deal
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By Press Release |
November 2, 2012
Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 171,000 in October, and the unemployment rate was essentially unchanged at 7.9 percent.
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By Shruti Date Singh, Bloomberg |
October 22, 2012
Caterpillar Inc., the world’s largest maker of construction and mining equipment, forecast sales growth for 2013 that is the slowest in four years as the global economy decelerates.
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By Joseph Ciolli and Lucy Meakin, Bloomberg |
October 9, 2012
The euro declined vs. most of its major counterparts as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said the common-currency bloc faces risks from financial instability.
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By Rita Nazareth and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
October 8, 2012
Stocks, commodities and the euro fell as concern about U.S. corporate profits grew and European finance ministers met to discuss the region’s debt crisis.
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By Press Release |
October 5, 2012
The unemployment rate in the U.S. fell to 7.8% as the economy added 114,000 jobs in September. Employment increased in health care and in transportation and warehousing but changed little in most other major industries.
