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WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy is the topic of discussion for President Obama and members of the financial industry when they meet on financial lending and economic recovery
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Dec. 13 (Bloomberg) -- Industries in the U.S. boosted production in November for a fifth consecutive month and housing starts rebounded, showing the world’s largest economy is picking up speed heading into 2010, economists said before reports this week.
In a White House meeting with the executives of the nation's largest banks, President Obama called on financial institutions to step up efforts to revive the U.S. economy after they received "extraordinary" financial assistance.
America needs a national economic goal, which begins with reforming the nation's trade policies that are hemorrhaging this country's jobs and treasure overseas, said Michael Stumo of the Coalition for a Prosperous America.
There are some encouraging signs that the U.S. economy is beginning to see some light at the end of a very long and dark tunnel. But for millions of Americans without jobs the tunnel still seems endless.
Stocks mostly rose as a report on retail sales indicates consumers are picking up their spending.
(RTTNews) - With inventories turning the corner, retail sales showing surprising resilience and the trade deficit shrinking, the prospects for a strong fourth quarter are brighter than ever before.
Indicators MONDAY Nothing scheduled. TUESDAYLabor Department releases the Producer Price Index for November. Treasury releases money-flows data for October. Federal Reserve releases industrial production for November. National Association of Home Builders releases housing-market index for December. WEDNESDAYLabor Department releases Consumer Price Index for November. Commerce Department releases ...
Dec. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Practitioners of the dismal science received some holiday cheer this week as the outlook for the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter took a turn for the better after reports showed inventories, exports and sales increased.
President Obama, speaking at the close of a meeting with top bank executives Monday, called on Wall Street to make an "extraordinary" effort to boost the U.S. economy in return for the largely repaid taxpayer bailout the banks took with few strings attached.
(RTTNews) - President Barack Obama Monday called on the leaders of the nation's largest financial institutions to do more to boost the ailing U.S. economy.
Hear a recent interview with NEoWave's Glenn Neely as he discusses his controversial January 2008 stock market forecast, which declared that the bull market was over and a 4- to 6-year bear market was beginning. Also in the interview, Neely discusses his prediction that the U.S. economy is facing an overarching 20-year bear market. (PRWeb Dec 14, 2009) Read the full story at http ...
If you’re not an economist, you may vastly underestimate the negative impact of taxes on the U.S. economy. In fact, our current tax laws encourage every American to avoid the taxable economy, forgo the benefits of specialization and lose competitive productivity. Taxes plus compliance costs rob us of more than 50 percent of our wealth.
Dec. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. may have avoided the Japanese disease of prolonged stagnation only to end up with a dose of eurosclerosis: chronically high unemployment in a growing economy.
The Republican Party won’t face up to the reality of what happened to the U.S. economy. So it’s up to the Democrats.
The Arizona Republic's monthly review of the latest economic data finds the housing market looking fairly good except for rising foreclosures, the state's rising unemployment rate and retail sales down almost 13 percent from a year ago.
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