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| Honolulu grapples with daunting homelessness problem ahead of major economic ... Washington Post With President Barack Obama hosting a major Asia-Pacific economic summit in Honolulu in November — one that will draw dozens of heads of state and focus international attention on the tourist mecca — state leaders have begun pressing for solutions to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Japan's Deepening Economic Slide May Heighten Pressure for Faster Stimulus Bloomberg (Source: Bloomberg) May 19 (Bloomberg) -- Martin Schulz, a senior economist at Fujitsu Research Institute in Tokyo, talks about the outlook for economic growth in Japan. He speaks with Mark Barton on Bloomberg Television's "Global Connection. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Index of Leading Economic Indicators Falls Bloomberg At the same time, Federal Reserve policy makers noted during their April meeting that job prospects "continued to improve gradually" and economic growth will persist at a "moderate pace." "We're probably not going to see the same pace of contraction as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stock dip on mixed economic reports BusinessWeek By DANIEL WAGNER Conflicting signs about the economic recovery erased early gains in the stock market Thursday, overshadowing the largest Internet stock debut since Google began trading in 2004. Before the market opened, the Department of Labor ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Asian Currencies Rise on Outlook for Economic Growth in Region, Fed Policy Bloomberg By Lilian Karunungan - Fri May 20 22:26:08 GMT 2011 Asian currencies rose this week, led by South Korea's won, on optimism funds will increase purchases of the region's assets after economic data showed accelerating growth and the US signaled rates ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| For US economic aid to Arab world, a muted impact Xinhua The United States hopes the aid will help offset some of the economic problems associated with the current uncertainty as some countries in the region, such as Egypt and Tunisia, undergo political transition. Egypt's recent political turmoil has caused ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fed's Bullard Sees Europe Debt Crisis as Top Risk to US Economic Outlook Bloomberg Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said the European sovereign-debt crisis has surpassed rising oil prices to become the biggest risk to the economic outlook in the US "I would have said oil a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Good news on Arizona unemployment equals bad news BusinessWeek The jobless rate dropped to 9.3 percent in April from 9.5 percent in March as 10 of 11 economic sectors added jobs, the Department of Commerce reported Thursday. That's enough to reduce a three-month average to the point where a formula in state law ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| OIL FUTURES: Weak Economic Readings Send Crude Futures Lower Wall Street Journal By Dan Strumpf Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Oil futures sank Thursday after a series of economic reports raised concerns about weakening crude demand. Light, sweet crude for June delivery settled down $1.66, or 1.7%, at $98.44 a barrel ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| German Economic Confidence Falls Wall Street Journal By TODD BUELL And NINA KOEPPEN MANNHEIM, Germany—German economic sentiment deteriorated again in May in light of the euro-zone debt crisis as well as worries about the US and China. The ZEW think-tank said Tuesday its closely watched economic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| China Shares End Flat; Rare Earth Gains Offset Economic Uncertainty Wall Street Journal SHANGHAI (Dow Jones)--China's shares ended flat Friday, with gains in rare-earth stocks offsetting falls in power firms and airlines amid continuing concerns over global economic uncertainties, rising domestic inflation and further monetary tightening. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| PRECIOUS METALS: Economic Recovery Dulls Gold, Silver Appeal Wall Street Journal The news soured investor sentiment toward gold, as it is considered a hedge against economic uncertainty and falls from favor when economic conditions improve. Some market participants worry that the Federal Reserve will cut its loose monetary policy ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Commodity prices fall on signs of slower growth The Associated Press The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators dropped 0.3 percent in April, the first decline since June 2010. Some of the decline occurred because of last month's jump in unemployment claims and lingering problems for the housing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Do you support or oppose increased US economic aid to Mideast countries? Wall Street Journal I am amazed that there isn't universal agreement about such aid and economic involvement. This is a moment of extraordinary possibility in the region, for democracy, stability and real prosperity. A real sign of American decline would be if we turned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Forecaster: New England economy struggling to grow Boston Globe By Kathy McCormack AP / May 19, 2011 CONCORD, NH—New England is still struggling to recover in a weak economy and isn't expected to return to pre-recession job levels until early 2014, an economic forecaster says. "There is significant uncertainty in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Business events and economic reports scheduled for the coming week Washington Post PARIS — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is in Paris for meetings of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. WASHINGTON — Senate Finance Committee hearing on the US-South Korea free trade agreement. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dismal Data Boost Treasurys Wall Street Journal By MIN ZENG The steady drumbeat of dismal US economic data continued Tuesday, driving investors into safe-haven Treasurys and pounding key yields down to five-month lows. Disappointing US housing and industrial-production figures are the latest ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Stocks Advance As IPO Hopes Outpace Weak Economic Data Wall Street Journal "The economic data is uneven. It's not like the last two years when each report was stronger than the one before it," said Jeffrey Kleintop, chief market strategist LPL Financial. "Investors don't know where the big picture is headed [but] they are ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Stocks Fall Sharply On Weak Economic Data, HP Outlook Wall Street Journal By Jonathan Cheng US stocks fell sharply Tuesday as weak economic data and a negative outlook from Hewlett-Packard heightened fears about a slowdown in the global economic recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 153 points, or 1.2%, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fed Fisher: High Gasoline Prices Have Had `Retarding Effect' On Economy Wall Street Journal By Isabel Ordonez Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES MCALLEN, Texas (Dow Jones)--Dallas Federal Reserve Bank President Richard Fisher said Thursday high gasoline prices appear to have already slowed down the US economic recovery. "It already seems to me that ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US STOCKS-Wall St hit by economic blues; traders eye bounce Reuters Recent weakness in sectors tied to economic growth and the sharp decline in commodities have spurred talk of a prolonged pullback. Short-term traders see an opportunity, judging by late gains in certain energy names and financials' strong performance ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fed's Dudley Says 'Moderate' Economic Recovery Is Falling Short of Goals Bloomberg By Steve Matthews - Thu May 19 14:33:50 GMT 2011 William Dudley, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Photographer: Jerome Favre/Bloomberg Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the central bank is falling short of ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SEC taps Vanderbilt professor for economic post Reuters "Craig is an outstanding financial economist," said former SEC chief economist Jim Overdahl, who now works for NERA Economic Consulting. "He is highly regarded both inside and outside the SEC." Lewis is a finance professor at Vanderbilt University's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| TREASURIES-US debt rallies as economic data disappoints Reuters By Karen Brettell NEW YORK, May 17 (Reuters) - US Treasury yields fell through key technical resistance levels as weak data added to disappointment over the pace of economic growth and investors moved out of commodity and equities markets back into ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Baucus presses Chinese leader on economic, trade issues The Hill (blog) Baucus, who is attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) trade summit in Montana this week, said the time is now to finally reach a resolution on the long-standing issues. "These issues are more than just rhetoric, they have real ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Natural Disasters Could Cost Tens Of Billions In Economic Losses Huffington Post This year's record-breaking tornadoes, floods, droughts and wildfires will cost the country tens of billions of dollars in economic losses -- and these estimates are expected to climb as the Mississippi flooding and severe drought in Texas continue ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| 'Too Big to Fail' offers balanced look at 2008 economic crisis Zap2it.com By Jacqueline Cutler, Zap2It | May 19, 2011 If the economy hadn't hung in the balance, the economic meltdown of 2008 would make for a great tragic play. Still, the epic story of hubris and greed makes for a gripping, if overly taut HBO film, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama Job Approval Rebounds Amid Discontent, Economic Concerns Bloomberg "This economic anxiety and pessimism is a toxic combination for an incumbent president, and time is running out for the president to change that dynamic in his re-election bid," Republican pollster Ed Goeas of the Tarrance Group, an author of the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Midwest, Plains bankers worried about energy costs Forbes Rising energy prices appear to be slowing economic growth in rural areas of 10 Midwest and Plains states, according to a monthly survey of bankers in the region released Thursday. The overall Rural Mainstreet index remained in positive territory but ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Sundance Film Festival's economic value grows Salt Lake Tribune The 2011 festival attracted 30596 out-of-state visitors, generated an overall economic impact of $70.8 million — in addition to $6 million in tax revenue for local and state governments — and provided temporary employment to almost 1600 people. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Economic Gains Fail to Revive Housing Wall Street Journal In the meantime, residential construction is likely to weigh on the economic expansion. While the housing market sputters, other US industries are recovering. A semiannual survey of purchasing and supply executives in manufacturing and service ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Missouri lawmakers disagree over why massive economic development plan failed Kansas City Star By JASON NOBLE JEFFERSON CITY | Only days after a massive economic-development and tax-credit reform package collapsed in flames, Missouri politicians and business leaders are sifting through the rubble looking for answers — and somebody to blame. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Dollar zigzags as economic data mixed The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The dollar zigzagged in Thursday trading as a group of economic reports sent mixed signals to investors. The Labor Department's weekly jobs report suggested that the US labor market is slowly healing, but a forecasting measure from the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| SEC eyes six candidates for top economics job Reuters The two internal candidates for the job are Craig Lewis, a visiting academic at the SEC from Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management and Fred Dunbar, an SEC economics fellow who worked for NERA Economic Consulting, according to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Rochester's leaders discuss city's economic future Rochester Democrat and Chronicle SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher with, from left, Michael Summers of Cody Gate Innovation Partners, Brad Kruchten of Eastman Kodak Co., and Kurt Badenhausen of Forbes Magazine, during the Eyes on the Future regional economic summit at St. John Fisher ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Goolsbee: Failure to Raise Debt Ceiling 'Last Thing Economy Needs' Wall Street Journal (blog) By Erin McCarthy A failure to raise the US debt ceiling is the last thing the US economy needs, Austan Goolsbee, chairman of US President Barack Obama's Council of Economic Advisers, said Thursday. If the debt ceiling isn't raised, the US would be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| County talks economic development, biotech San Mateo Daily Journal Rosanne Foust, president of the San Mateo County Economic Development Association, recalled how the Redwood City Council on which she also sits, acknowledged two local companies lauded by Forbes' top 100 places to work. The effort was free but made the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Hot-button economic issues tearing apart GOP MarketWatch By Darrell Delamaide WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — By now, the Republican economic platform for the coming election year is beginning to emerge — or maybe not. A main plank seems to be to push the country into default on its bonds unless there is a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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