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Business events scheduled for the coming week
Camden :: NJ :: USA | 2 days ago
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National Association of Realtors releases existing home sales for September, 10 a.m. Ken Feinberg, Special Master for Executive Compensation, at the National Press Club at noon. Hewlett-Packard Co. releases fourth-quarter financial results...Standard...
Tags: quarter financial, financial results, WASHINGTON, department releases, Commerce Department, releases fourth, NEW YORK, events scheduled, Camden, Case-Shiller index, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business Finance
Housing starts take unexpected tumble, fall 10.6 percent
Washington :: DC :: USA | 5 days ago
Credibility Housing starts were down 30.7 percent compared with the same period a year ago. The decline probably reflects that nervous builders scaled back amid uncertainty about whether the first-time home-buyer tax credit that had buoyed sales most of the year...
Tags: housing starts, U.S, Commerce Department, starts fell, Washington, Real estate economics, Recession, 111th United States Congress, Car Allowance Rebate System, Transportation in the United States, Business Finance, Macroeconomics, Economy of the United States, Late-2000s recession, Late 2000s recession in Europe, Recessions, Inflation, Business cycle, United States housing market correction, Public housing, Urban decay, Seasonally adjusted annual rate, Seasonal adjustment, Economic disasters, Subprime mortgage crisis, Mortgage Credit Certificate, Real estate, Economic history of the United States
Stock index futures signal dip after rally
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility U.S. stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower opening on Wall Street on Tuesday, with futures for the S&P 500 down 0.27 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.18 percent and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.25 percent. Media conglomerate Time Warner Inc said...
Tags: retail sales, U.S, Commerce Department, sales rose, auto sales, Washington, Ben Bernanke, Economist, Business Finance, Isuzu, Technology Internet, Futures contract, NASDAQ-100, S&P 500, Economic history of the United Kingdom, Global financial crisis in October, Stock market crashes, Dow Jones & Company, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Federal Reserve System, economics, Late 2000s recession in Europe, 111th United States Congress, Car Allowance Rebate System, Transportation in the United States, Sales, United States dollar, allnews, Business process, Entrepreneurship, Great Depression, Christmas and holiday season, Seasons
China’s Sprint for the Gold
Shanghai :: China | 9 days ago
Credibility China brings him this weekend to a country that, despite the global downturn, is increasingly wealthy, confident, ambitious and perplexing. Over the past decade, even as China’s exports have soared, the nation has begun transforming itself from a global...
Tags: trade deficit, trade gap, U.S, China, Commerce Department, imported oil, deficit widened, Shanghai, Republic of China, Economy of the People's Republic of China, Health in the People's Republic of China, Poverty in China, Foreign trade of the Soviet Union, Trade policy of Japan, Balance of trade, International trade, Macroeconomics, Business Finance, United States dollar, Economic relations of Japan, International economics, National accounts, Deficit, Import, OPEC, Economy of Yemen, Financial crises, Stock market crashes, Economy of Asia, Consumer behaviour, Consumer confidence, Consumer Confidence Index
US hits China pipes with tariffs
Beijing :: China | 17 days ago
Credibility The department alleged China had been selling its oil well pipes at prices that were much lower than normal. The announcement is the latest in a series of trade disputes between the US and China, which called the move an "abuse of protectionist measures".
Tags: U.S. China, China Looks Forward, U.S. International Trade Commission, Barack Obama, dumped duties, United States, president barack, Washington, preliminary anti, Commerce Department
US stocks jump on economic growth
New York City :: NY :: USA | 25 days ago
Credibility US stocks surged on Thursday after government data showed that the economy had exited recession in the third quarter to post its strongest growth in two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average chalked up 199.89 points (2.05 percent) to 9,962.58, marking...
Tags: exited recession, strongest growth, economy grew, government data, Commerce Department, global financial, financial crisis, data showed, mortgage crisis, crisis triggered
Is recession finally over? Possibly
Washington :: NJ :: USA | 25 days ago
Credibility The economy accelerated last quarter...The car comparison is apt, because economists believe the third-quarter improvement in the nation's Gross Domestic Product depended heavily on the "cash for clunkers" program. The tax credit for first-time home buyers...
Tags: U.S, economy grows, economy grew, annual rate, domestic product, Commerce Department, gross domestic, consumers spending, percent annual, Barack Obama
New home sales drop, durable goods orders rise
New York City :: NY :: USA | 26 days ago
Credibility Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly tumbled in September, their first drop in six months, underscoring the hazards to an economic recovery even as businesses appeared to be stepping up investment. New single-family home sales fell 3.6 percent to a 402,000...
Tags: Commerce Department, unexpectedly tumble, economic recovery, annual pace, New U.S
U.S. monthly durable-goods orders register 1% rise
New York :: NY :: USA | 26 days ago
Credibility Orders for U.S.-made durable goods rose in September, rising 1.0% on stronger demand for machinery, defense and capital goods, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. Excluding the 1.1% increase in transportation goods, orders rose 0.9%. The increase...
Tags: durable goods, orders rose, goods orders, U.S, Commerce Department, goods rose, economists surveyed, MarketWatch
U.S. welcomes yuan rise so far, wants more
Hangzhou :: China | 27 days ago
Credibility The United States welcomes the rise in the yuan's exchange rate in recent years but wants the currency to climb further, visiting Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said on Tuesday. However, a Chinese trade official said that despite pressure for the yuan...
Tags: China, Gary Locke, Commerce Department, United States, Mr Locke, commerce secretary, US Commerce, secretary gary
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