CARACAS, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Oil-exporting Venezuela is inrecession, its socialist President Hugo Chavez said onSaturday, adding that the capitalist system of measuringeconomic growth was established in the United States. "When an economy shrinks instead of grows, according to thenorms established ...Read More
NEW YORK - Natural gas prices have dropped by more than 12 percent in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off. Retail prices for ...Read More
WASHINGTON -In a sharp improvement, more than half of U.S. states added jobs in October, though economists said many of the gains likely occurred in temporary employment. That's customarily a positive a sign. Employers usually hire temporary workers before they add ...Read More
NEW YORK (AP) — Natural gas prices have dropped more than 12% in the past month as the country continues to sip at its energy reserves and a balmy November allowed homeowners to leave the heat off. Retail prices for natural ...Read More
Vanitas, vanitatum et omnia vanitas... all is vanity. In the dying days of Gordon Brown's Government, this ancient saw seems truer than ever. The Prime Minister's position is becoming ever more tragic in its delusion.
Everyone now accepts that the coming ...Read More
See the full interactive graphic. The labor market pain continued to be spread throughout the nation in October, as 29 U.S. states recorded increases in their unemployment rates, while just 13 registered decreases. Earlier this month, the Labor Department reported that the ...Read More
AnnTaylor Stores Corp. swung to a third-quarter profit amid lower restructuring expenses and higher margins, as results handily beat analysts' estimates. The women's apparel retailer, which operates the Ann Taylor and Ann Taylor Loft brands, struggled more than some rivals during ...Read More
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- German stocks climbed, with thebenchmark DAX Index extending its third straight weekly gain, asVolkswagen AG and BASF SE advanced. Volkswagen added 1.2 percent after the carmaker’ssupervisory board signed off on contracts drafted for a takeoverof Porsche SE ...Read More
Shoppers increased their spending at Kmart stores for the first time in at least seven years this fall, picking up cheap toys, shoes and items for their homes. The boost in sales at Kmart stores open at least a year was ...Read More
Nov. 19 (Bloomberg) -- Manufacturing in the Philadelphiaregion expanded in November at the fastest pace in more thantwo years, reflecting gains in orders and sales.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s generaleconomic index rose to 16.7, higher than forecast, from 11.5 ...Read More
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