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- Lawrence Summers: Odds Favor U.S. Recession
- For business strategists and business owners trying to handicap the chance of a recession in the U.S., news earlier this week has been encouraging. Triple-digit stock market gains, dropping oil prices, decent Black Friday sales, and and hints of another interest rate cut by the Fed has somewhat lightened the...
- Blog posts 2007-11-29
- U.S. Recession Should End This Quarter, Economists Say
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The worst U.S. recession since the Great Depression will probably end in the third quarter, but uncertainty exists over the speed and duration of the economic recovery, according to the most recent survey of private economists. The Blue Chip Economic Indicators survey of private economists released on...
- News items 2009-08-10
- New fragrance introductions counter U.S. recession.
- New Fragrance Introductions Counter U.S. Recession Fragrance manufacturers had been looking forward to a busy autumn after a flat spring. But, now they are not so sure. With continuing talk of recession and anticipated price resistance from consumers, fragrance marketers are predicting a difficult Christmas season...
- Research articles 1990-11-10
- Economics panel not ready to declare that U.S. recession has already ended
- The Business Cycle Dating Committee of the National Bureau of Economic Research said on its Web site Jan. 13 that it was not vet ready to declare the U.S. recession over, based on poor employment reports from the final two months of 2002. The NBER panel is the generally accepted...
- Research articles 2003-01-20
- U.S. Jobs Hemorrhage In '08
- Major indexes slid Friday morning after the U.S. Labor Department reported that the national unemployment rate had jumped to a higher than expected 7.2% during the month of December and an additional 524,000 nonfarm jobs had been shed, leaving more than 10 million Americans out of work. Economists had expected...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Aldi Could Surge in U.S. Recession
- The current economy could provide just the right conditions for Aldi to become a major retail power in the United States. And not just Aldi. Retailers with similar stores could find consumers warming to their barebones style. In Europe, Aldi, its major rival Lidl...
- Blog posts 2009-01-15
- U.S. Recession Starts Now, Economist Says at Auto Conference
- Autos and housing were already in a recession, but consumer spending was a major factor that kept the larger U.S. economy out of a recession -- until now, according to the chief economist for Standard & Poor's. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-09-19
- Business School Forecasts Strong Chance of U.S. Recession.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
- Dec. 12--There's a strong chance the U.S. economy will skid into a recession in 2001, but it will be short and shallow -- read Recession Lite -- and California will escape the worst of it. That's the controversial economic forecast presented Monday by the Anderson business...
- Research articles 2000-12-11
- S&P Spanks Banks, in the U.S. and Europe - Part II
- Today's report from Standard & Poor's on 22 U.S. banks qualifies as a good news/bad news joke: Yes, you bankers are cleaning things up, so stronger capital positions and higher quality balance sheets are in sight, and we appreciate that. But because you're reducing your leverage and risk-taking, you're looking...
- Blog posts 2009-06-17
- Stocks dive on worries of U.S. recession; Wall Street digests Fed's
- NEW YORK AP _ Wall Street struggled to steady itself Tuesday, climbing back from an early plunge after the Federal Reserve implemented an emergency interest rate cut in hopes of restoring stability to a faltering U.S. economy. The Dow Jones industrials, down 465 points at the start of the session,...
- Research articles 2008-01-22
- No More "Stealth' Recession for U.S.; Now It's For-Real
- Congress passing the financial-industries bailout bill was a good thing. Now here comes a U.S. recession anyway, and continuing problems for the Detroit 3, an analyst says. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-10-03
- Greenspan 'mess' risks U.S. recession, Stiglitz say
- Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel-prize winning economist, said the U.S. economy risks tumbling into recession because of the "mess" left by former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan. "I'm very pessimistic," Stiglitz said in an interview in London today. "Alan Greenspan really made a mess of all this. He pushed...
- Research articles 2007-11-19
- Fuel Systems Targets U.S. Autos for Alternative Fuel Solutions
- The Company: Fuel System Solutions, a major provider of alternative fuel systems worldwide which convert gasoline vehicles to run on cleaner burning natural gas or propane. The Filing: FORM 10-Q filed with the SEC on...
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Ex-Bear Fund Managers Lied to Investors: U.S.
- By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two former Bear Stearns Cos managers whose hedge funds collapsed early in the financial crisis lied to investors to save their bonuses and reputations, a U.S. prosecutor said on Wednesday. But during opening statements in the trial at the U.S. District Court in...
- News items 2009-10-14
- Trial Lawyer Defends Bear Manager; U.S. Cites "lies"
- By Grant McCool NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawyer for former Bear Stearns hedge fund manager Ralph Cioffi on Wednesday vigorously defended him against prosecution allegations he repeatedly lied to investors early in the financial crisis, describing as "ridiculous" one charge of insider trading. Fund managers Cioffi and Matthew Tannin...
- News items 2009-10-14
- IMF: No U.S. Recession.(International Monetary Fund )(Brief article)
- By Staff Fallout from defaults on risky mortgages and a housing slump will slow U.S. growth in 2007 below the 2.9% the International Monetary Fund forecast last September, says ... By Staff Fallout...
- Research articles 2007-04-19
- U.S. Auto Sales Forecasts Cut Yet Again
- Stock market volatility and the increasing odds for a U.S. recession have got auto industry analysts cutting their U.S. auto sales forecasts, and then cutting some more. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2008-10-08
- Fitch: U.S. Housing Weakness to Weigh on Home Improvement Spending in 2008
- NEW YORK & CHICAGO -- The weak U.S. housing environment , a weaker economy (and an increased risk of a U.S. recession) and tighter credit standards have and will continue to take a toll on home improvement spending, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report. Home improvement spending...
- Research articles 2008-03-17
- Comerica Sees Slow Rebound for U.S. Auto Sales in 2010
- It looks like a long, slow climb for U.S. auto sales next year, even though Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said recently the U.S. recession is probably over already. by Jim Henry
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- U.S. Home Builder Sentiment Steady in November
- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. home builder sentiment held steady at a low level in November, according to a survey taken before the government extended a popular tax credit for first-time buyers.The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index was unchanged at 17 for November, below market expectations for...
- News items 2009-11-17
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