en-us Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:19:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - The economy shrank by less than previously estimated in the third quarter of 2009 and most analysts now expect a return to growth after the longest recession in at least 50 years at the end of this year.The Office for National Statistics said GDP fell by...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:46:57 -0800 Reuters UK) - There are signs the British economy has returned to growth in the second half of this year, Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Andrew Sentance told BBC radio on Wednesday.Sentance was speaking ahead of the second reading of Q3 GDP at 9:30 a.m.. The first...]]> Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:00:20 -0800 Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Tuesday on lackluster economic data in a session marked by low volume and choppy trading, but losses eased after the Federal Reserve raised its expectations for growth in 2010.Stocks fell early in the session as revised government data on gross...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:45:25 -0800 DELL HPQ JPM DELL,HPQ,JPM Reuters UK) - Asia is leading the global economy out of the deepest downturn in decades but the recovery will be marred by high unemployment and huge government debt across the industrialised countries, the OECD said on Thursday.Central banks and governments in major Western economies should prepare...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:31:23 -0800 Reuters) - Asia is leading the global economy out of the deepest downturn in decades but the recovery will be marred by high unemployment and huge government debt across the industrialized countries, the OECD said on Thursday.Central banks and governments in major Western economies should prepare for...]]> Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:15:15 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's government inched towards agreeing new stimulus measures that could be worth $30 billion (18 billion pounds) on Monday as economic growth is likely to slow next year due to sluggish personal spending and rising inventories.Economists doubt whether that amount will...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:30 -0800 Reuters UK) - The euro zone shook off recession in the third quarter although the largely government-engineered rebound after more than a year of shrinkage fell a little short of forecast, official estimates showed on Friday.Economists said the comeback appeared to be mostly driven by exports and...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:46:41 -0800 Reuters UK) - The European Union is considering giving Ireland a one-year extension until 2014 to reduce its budget deficit to the EU's limit of 3 percent of gross domestic product, EU and Irish officials said on Tuesday.Ireland, which expects to have one of Europe's biggest deficits this year...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:01:45 -0800 Reuters UK) - When Bank of England policymakers meet this week to discuss whether to pump more money into the economy they will have to piece together some contradictory data.Official figures show the economy shrank for a sixth consecutive quarter between July and September, making the current...]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:15:37 -0800 Reuters UK) - When Bank of England policymakers meet this week to discuss whether to pump more money into the economy they will have to piece together some contradictory data.Official figures show the economy shrank for a sixth consecutive quarter between July and September, making the current...]]> Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:00:50 -0800 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:31:42 -0800 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:52:08 -0700 DCT DCT Reuters) - U.S. stocks logged their best one-day percentage gain in three months on Thursday as investors saw data showing the U.S. economy returned to growth in the third quarter as brightening the outlook for profits.The government's first estimate of U.S. gross domestic product showed the...]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:45:18 -0700 AAPL BA CAT CVX CL XOM NDAQ PG SYMC AAPL,BA,CAT,CVX,CL,XOM,NDAQ,PG,SYMC Thu, 29 Oct 2009 10:07:06 -0700 TSM TSM TSM,TSM Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:32:51 -0700 Reuters UK) - The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year as government stimulus helped lift consumer spending and home building, fuelling an unexpectedly strong advance.Signalling the end of the worst recession in 70 years, the Commerce Department...]]> Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:01:08 -0700 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:00:57 -0700 Reuters) - U.S. stocks tumbled in a broad sell-off on Wednesday, sending the benchmark S&P 500 lower for a fourth straight day, after weak data on new home sales heightened concerns about the pace of the economic recovery.Financials, technology, materials and industrial sectors, which underpinned the...]]> Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:45:22 -0700 MMM AA AXP AAPL BZH CAT DHI JPM NDAQ TOL MMM,AA,AXP,AAPL,BZH,CAT,DHI,JPM,NDAQ,TOL Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:18 -0700 GS GS