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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
April 18, 2013
The index of U.S. leading indicators unexpectedly declined in March for the first time in seven months, a sign the world’s largest economy will cool.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 1, 2013
Manufacturing in the U.S. expanded less than forecast in March as factories slowed production and orders waned.
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By Michelle Jamrisko and Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
March 14, 2013
The number of Americans filing applications for unemployment benefits unexpectedly dropped last week to the lowest level in almost two months, adding to signs the labor market in strengthening.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
January 3, 2013
More Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance payments last week, according to government figures that were estimated because some state agencies closed during the holidays.
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By Cheyenne Hopkins and Kathleen Hunter, Bloomberg |
December 4, 2012
U.S. Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard University law professor and critic of Wall Street, is poised to join the Senate Banking Committee after she’s sworn into office in January.
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By Alex Kowalski and Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
November 8, 2012
Fewer Americans than forecast filed claims for unemployment insurance last week as the effects of Hurricane Sandy started to show up.
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By Whitney McFerron, Tony C. Dreibus and Elizabeth Campbell, Bloomberg |
August 23, 2012
The worst U.S. drought in a half century and record feed prices are spurring farmers to shrink cattle herds to the smallest in two generations, driving beef prices higher.
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By Timothy R. Homan, Bloomberg |
May 29, 2012
Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell in May to the lowest level in four months as optimism about employment prospects faded.
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By Laura Litvan and Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg |
May 18, 2012
Republicans in the U.S. Congress were uniting behind a call to repeal all or part of the 2010 financial regulatory overhaul. Since JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced its $2 billion trading loss earlier this month, that front has splintered.
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By Timothy R. Homan, Bloomberg |
April 24, 2012
Home prices in 20 U.S. cities dropped at a slower pace in the year ended February, pointing to stabilization in the real-estate market.
