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- Growth Surprises But Consumers Stressed
- By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A buildup in inventories kept the U.S. economy afloat in the first quarter despite the weakest consumer spending since 2001 and reduced business investment, a government report on Wednesday showed. Gross domestic product grew at a 0.6...
- News items 2008-04-30
- U.S. Growth Surprises But Consumers Stressed
- By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON (Reuters UK) - A buildup in inventories kept the U.S. economy afloat in the first quarter despite the weakest consumer spending since 2001 and reduced business investment, a government report on Wednesday showed. Gross domestic product grew at a 0.6 percent annual...
- News items 2008-04-30
- U.S. First-quarter Growth Stronger Than Forecast
- WASHINGTON (Reuters UK) - The U.S. economy grew at a slightly stronger pace than forecast as 2008 began, helped by inventory-building that tempered a steadily deteriorating housing sector and less vigorous consumer spending. The Commerce Department said on Wednesday that gross domestic product or GDP...
- News items 2008-04-30
- Expanding Overseas: The Best Mid-Size Markets
- Relatively stable and foreigner-friendly, these growing mid-size markets offer expansion opportunities in regions less vulnerable to the current global economic slowdown. .expansionPic { width:324px; float:right; margin:0px 0 10px 10px; padding:5px 5px 0; background:#edece7; border:1px solid #d4d4d4; } * html .expansionPic { display:inline; margin-top:20px;} .expansionPic p...
- Articles 2008-04-21
- Who Devotes Majority of gdp to Government?
- Worldwide, taxes are on the rise, or so says the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development OECD. Which country takes a majority of their GDP and puts it back into government spending? Sweden is the clear winner. In 2006, 50.1% of their GDP went to taxes. ...
- Blog posts 2007-10-19
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- U.S. Recession Is Here; Impact on California to Be More Severe Than for Rest of the U.S., According to Milken Institute
- Whether or not the National Bureau ofEconomic Research calls it a recession, consumers, homeowners, investorsand businesses won't waste any time on the semantics because it willcertainly feel like one. A new report from the Milken Institute states thatthe recession has arrived, with real GDP declining at an annual rate of...
- Articles 2008-05-08
- India's Growth Story; Spending and Innovation in PC Markets, Cell Phone Markets, Green Technology and Digital Media & Entertainment
- www.IndiaStockMarket.com , aglobal investor website for investing in India within Investorideas.com,reports on the rapid economic growth story in India and some of the keysectors that are impacted. With an economy growing at nine percent,spending and innovation in technology across personal computers, cellphones, greentech and digital media is on the rise....
- Articles 2008-05-07
- Crude oil price passes $120 a barrel mark for the first time
- The price of oil leapt through the $120 barrier for the first time in New York yesterday. A rise of $3 during the day was sufficient for the commodity to record another landmark in its seemingly inexorable rise. Futures touched a record $120.21 a barrel in intra-day...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- Valensa Introduces Certified Organic Saw Palmetto Extract for Men's Health
- Certified Organic Saw Palmetto Berries Extracted in Certified Organic Super Critical CO2 Extraction Facilities ORLANDO, Fla., May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Valensa International has announced that it has introduced a certified organic grade of its USPlusR Prostate Formula -- a patented, solvent-free, supercritical carbon dioxide extract (Patent #...
- Articles 2008-05-06
- Radio Address by the President to the Nation
- CRAWFORD, Texas -- THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week, the Commerce Department reported that GDP grew at an annual rate of six-tenths of a percent in the first quarter. This rate of growth is not nearly as high as we would like. And after a record 52 months of uninterrupted...
- Articles 2008-05-03
- Bucking recession label, gross domestic product inches up
- Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of goods and services, grew just 0.6% the first three months of the year, but that's enough to cast doubts on whether the economy is in recession. The Commerce Department's GDP report, issued Wednesday, is its first cut at measuring economic activity...
- Articles 2008-05-01
- Q & A: Getting a handle on the economy
- THE PEOPLE PAPER asked Bruce Rader, assistant professor of finance at Temple University, to help us get a handle on the state of the economy. Here's how our conversation went: Q: What's going on with inflation and recession right now? Are we in a recession? Are we experiencing inflation?...
- Articles 2008-04-30
- Montenegro Country Report Part 2 Announces That the Fiscal Sector Booked Impressive Annual Surplus Of 8.5% of gdp Last Year
- DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90514) has announced the addition of Montenegro Country Report Part 2 to their offering. The performance of the economy remained strong in 2007, though registering some slight y/y slowdown. The rapid development of the tourist industry, financial and communication sectors fuelled overall...
- Articles 2008-04-30
- Demand Management, Inc. Continues to Expand International Reach
- The company opened two new offices in Mexico and Russia to sell and support its popular Demand SolutionsR product suite ST. LOUIS, April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Demand Management, Inc., DMI a global resource for managing the supply chain for small and midsized enterprises, today announced expansion of...
- Articles 2008-04-30
- MSCI Barra May Index Review Announcement Scheduled for May 6, 2008
- GENEVA -- On May 6, 2008, MSCI Barra (NYSE:MXB), a leading provider of investment decision support tools worldwide, including indices and portfolio risk and performance analytics, will announce the results of the May 2008 Semi-Annual Index Review for the MSCI Global Investable Market Indices, the MSCI Global Standard Indices, the...
- Articles 2008-04-29
- Bush sees 'slow' economy, sidesteps recession talk
- WASHINGTON AFP — President George W. Bush said Tuesday he sees "a very slow economy" but sidestepped questions about whether he believes a recession is at hand. At a White House news conference, Bush cautioned of "very difficult economic times," while arguing for the need to extend tax...
- Articles 2008-04-29
- US stocks steady ahead of gdp, Fed decision
- NEW YORK AFP — Wall Street stocks drifted in a tight range in opening trade Tuesday with investors hesitant ahead of the first estimate of US economic output in the first quarter and a Federal Reserve policy decision. In the first 10 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average...
- Articles 2008-04-29
- UK faces disciplinary action by EU for breaching budget rules
- Britain will find itself alone among the 27 nations of the European Union next month in facing disciplinary action from the European Commission over the gap between its spending and borrowing. The UK is the only member of the EU on course to breach agreed rules on...
- Articles 2008-04-29
- EU eyes early warning on French finances
- BRUSSELS AFP — France may need an early warning on its public finances, the European Commission warned Monday, predicting that the French deficit was slipping dangerously towards an EU limit. The deterioration in its public accounts could put Paris on a collision course with the Commission as France...
- Articles 2008-04-28
- Economics Diary
- TODAY: UK: Land Registry March house price index. TOMORROW: UK: CBI monthly distributive trades survey; Bank of England lending to individuals report; Treasury Select Committee: BoE Governor's reappointment hearing. US: Case-Shiller house price index; consumer confidence. WEDNESDAY: UK: GfK NOP consumer sentiment survey. US:...
- Articles 2008-04-28
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