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Scouting party has already set up shop in Saskatoon Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 12:21PMIt's a battle for hearts and minds on the prairie, write Gordon Pitts and Brenda Bouw.
BHP works hard to boost profile in Sask. Wednesday, August 18, 2010 @ 5:46AMAnd a receptive public may cost Potash Corp. some traction in gaining political support to fend off unwelcome bidder
Water cooler Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 8:03AMA $195k Hard Rock tab Personal spending by Tim Durham exceeded $40 million in the eight years the luxe-living Indy investor controlled Ohio lender Fair Finance.
Wednesday morning headlines Wednesday, August 4, 2010 @ 10:45AMMark Lacter: More Californians lose jobless benefits, spending remains sluggish in July, L.A. pension worries mount, and counterfeit scam busted.
Cautious Consumers Set Pace For Soft Growth Monday, August 2, 2010 @ 3:13AM(RTTNews) - Weak consumer spending is seen as the main reason for the wobbly nature of the current recovery. Consumer spending has a far-reaching repercussion on growth than any other component of the GDP, given the fact that it accounts for about one-third of the overall economic activity.
CORRECTED-WRAPUP 4-Imports slow US Q2 growth Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:53PMCORRECTED-WRAPUP 4-Imports slow US Q2 growth
Corrected: Imports slow second-quarter growth Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 2:09PMEconomic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
Imports slow US Q2 growth, biz spending surges Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:08PMUS economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and consumers spent less, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010.
US economic growth slowed in 2Q Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:16AMWASHINGTON: U.S. economic growth slowed in the second quarter as companies invested heavily in equipment from abroad and the pace of consumer spending eased, raising concerns about the recovery in the rest of 2010, according to Reuters on Friday, July 30. Gross domestic product expanded at a 2.4 percent annual rate, the Commerce Department said in its first estimate on Friday, after an upwardly ...
AP Survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 7:54AMThe U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
Press Briefing by Press Secretary Gibbs, Ron Bloom and Ed Montgomery, 7/29/2010 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:36PM2:30 P.M. EDT MR. GIBBS: Good afternoon. Before we do our regularly scheduled programming, we have with us today to give a little report and to take some questions from you, given the President’s upcoming trips to both Detroit and Chicago to visit Chrysler, GM and Ford plants, today we have with us Ron Bloom, Senior Advisor to the Treasury Secretary for Automobiles; and celebrating his second ...
Survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:55AMWASHINGTON — The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists. The latest quarterly AP Economy Survey shows economists have turned gloomier in the past three months. They foresee weaker growth and higher [...]
A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:42AMWASHINGTON — The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
Economists Foresee Slow Growth Through 2011 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:23AMThe U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to a survey of leading economists.
Economists see slow recovery into 2011 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:04AMWASHINGTON (AP) – The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists. read more
2011 Economic Growth Looking Bleak: AP Survey Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:21AMWhat's Your Reaction? The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists.
Survey: A bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:09AMThe economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to a survey of leading economists.
AP survey: Bleaker outlook for economy into 2011 Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:26AMWASHINGTON – The U.S. economic recovery will remain slow deep into next year, held back by shoppers reluctant to spend and employers hesitant to hire, according to an Associated Press survey of leading economists. The latest quarterly AP Economy Survey shows economists have turned gloomier in the past three months. They foresee weaker growth and higher unemployment than they did before. As a ...
Apartment Rentals Surge Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 10:50AMLandlords see more rentals as rising foreclosures reduce homeownership and an improving job market for young adults encourages them to find their own places
Apartment Rentals Surge in U.S. as Foreclosures Rise, Job Growth Resumes Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 12:24AMU.S. apartment landlords are seeing a surge in rentals as mounting foreclosures reduce homeownership and an improving job market for young adults encourages them to find their own places to live.
Matthew Anderson: Where Are the Winners Now? Monday, July 26, 2010 @ 2:44PMThere was a time in America when there existed a "bootstraps positivity" that claimed to cure all ills. Today, those mantras have been replaced with the language of deficit reduction.
Whirlpool staying in Michigan Wednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 9:46PMLansing -- Whirlpool received $19.4 million worth of state tax credits Tuesday that will help the world's largest home-appliance manufacturer keep its headquarters in Michigan.
Job openings in U.S. fell in May Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:53AMOpenings decreased by 96,000 to 3.21 million.
US private job growth weak, home demand low Wednesday, June 30, 2010 @ 10:45AMPrivate sector employment rose less than expected in June. 1 Jul 2010 7:25 AM
First Glenn Beck, now George Will Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 6:06AMThe Washington Post columnist endorses Straussian falsehoods about American liberalism
First Glenn Beck, now George Will Tuesday, June 22, 2010 @ 6:06AMThe Washington Post columnist endorses Straussian falsehoods about American liberalism
Father's Day: For Obama, more than just a card and tie Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 5:29PMAddressing fatherlessness has been a priority of the Obama administration. A day after Father’s Day, Obama announced the President’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative.
Father's Day: For Obama, more than just a card and tie Monday, June 21, 2010 @ 5:29PMAddressing fatherlessness has been a priority of the Obama administration. A day after Father’s Day, Obama announced the President’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative.
Ata: Blago Ran Pay-to-Play Thru Rezko Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 9:29AMThe Rod Blagojevich trial resumed Thursday with Democratic Fundraiser Joseph Cari, a banking consultant and lawyer who was convicted of attempted extortion in 2004, on the witness stand.
Ata: Blago Ran Pay-to-Play Thru Rezko Thursday, June 17, 2010 @ 9:29AMThe Rod Blagojevich trial resumed Thursday with Democratic Fundraiser Joseph Cari, a banking consultant and lawyer who was convicted of attempted extortion in 2004, on the witness stand.
Job Data Casts Pall Over Economic Recovery Saturday, June 5, 2010 @ 8:28AMMICHAEL POWELL Employers added 431,000 nonfarm jobs, the biggest monthly increase in a decade, but most of the reported growth was in government jobs.
Problems at plant that made recalled Tylenol to be probed Thursday, May 27, 2010 @ 12:10AMWASHINGTON — A Pennsylvania drug plant plagued by quality control problems that prompted a nationwide recall of children's Tylenol and dozens of other widely used over-the-counter medicines drastically shrank its workforce in recent years, according to local government tax records.
Regional Spotlight: April Posts 8th Straight Month of Illinois Home Sales Gains; Statewide Median Price Up 5 Percent Monday, May 24, 2010 @ 3:14PMRISMEDIA, May 25, 2010—The Illinois housing market saw positive indicators nearly across the board in April 2010 with upward momentum in home prices and sales jumping 34.4% on the heels of the home buyer tax credit deadline. According to the…
Politico.com: Kagan is Obama's pick for top court Sunday, May 9, 2010 @ 11:31PMSolicitor general, to be nominated today, would be the fourth woman ever to sit on the Supreme Court, and the first in four decades to join the court without judicial experience.
After Scare in U.S. Markets, Possible Combination of Causes Investigated Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 7:45PMAs police in Greece used teargas to control new protests late Thursday, U.S. markets went into a wild ride for a few hours. Judy Woodruff examines the possible links and other potential causes for the market unrest with a reporter on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and a reporter at the scene of the protests in Athens.
The blue-chip barometer briefly breached 10K for the first time since mid-February Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 3:55PMThe Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) found itself down almost 1,000 points, or 9%, at its intraday nadir - the heftiest percentage drop since the dark days of 1987...( Read More )
Bombing suspect was alone in Times Square plot Thursday, May 6, 2010 @ 9:11AMThursday May 6, 2010 Associated Press NEW YORK -- The Pakistani-American accused of the failed Times Square car bombing is believed to have been working alone when he began preparing the attack almost immediately after returning from his native land, authorities said Wednesday. They said they have yet to find a wider link to extremist groups.
Friends and family plan: Aldermen pay relatives and allies with expense account Wednesday, May 5, 2010 @ 12:33PMOfficials continue to use taxpayer-funded accounts in '09 to keep kin on the payroll, skirting a ban on political hiring A Chicago alderman gave her grandson a job in her ward office four months after he was charged with helping to bilk a retiree out of thousands of dollars, in another example of City Council members rewarding friends and relatives with their taxpayer-funded expense accounts.
Economy expands as consumer spending picks up Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 3:50PMThe U.S. economy expanded at a 3.2 percent annual rate in the first quarter as consumers increased spending at the fastest pace in three years, the strongest sign yet a sustainable recovery may be taking hold.
Economy expands as consumer spending picks up Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 3:50PMBy Lucia Mutikani
Consumers step up spending, bolstering growth Friday, April 30, 2010 @ 9:21AMBy Lucia Mutikani
Banks Not Willing to Lend Money to Businesses that Could Fail Tuesday, April 20, 2010 @ 12:42PMWASHINGTON - Capital is the oxygen that a small business needs to survive and thrive. But across the country, the air's pretty thin, as business owners from coast to coast complain of huge hurdles to getting badly needed loans.
Biz Break: Apple snobs, the Bay Area is your capital Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 3:42PMNearly one-third of Bay Area adults own an Apple product.
Fitch Upgrades Pontiac, Michigan's GO and TIFA Bonds to 'B'; Outlook Stable Friday, April 16, 2010 @ 3:10PMCHICAGO----Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on Pontiac, Michigan's general obligation and tax increment financing authority bonds as part of its continuous surveillance effort:
Market Commentary and Intraday News Monday, April 5, 2010 @ 2:40AM(RTTNews) - Despite the drumbeat of claims that the economy has finally found its footing and is poised to return to its trend-like growth on a sustainable basis, fears still lurk in the minds of many.
Economic Watchdog, March 31 Wednesday, March 31, 2010 @ 8:52AMThe big news Wednesday has been the ADP private payroll employment data. ADP reported that 23,000 jobs were lost in March when a gain of 40,000 was expected. This figure is different than the Bureau of Labor report on Friday in that it does not count government hiring. Nonetheless, this news has been disappointing especially when traders are looking for the jobs market to show some strength. So ...
The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty Wednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 10:13AMby Richard A. Cloward and Frances Fox Piven From the Monday, May 2, 1966 issue of The Nation read more
The Knoxville Homes of German Architect Alfred Clauss Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 9:17AMKnoxville is not famous for first-wave modernist architecture. Knoxvillians, like most Americans, became accustomed to the clean, simple lines of modernism only after World War II. In spite of the city’s aesthetic conservatism, a few noted modernist architects were living here back when modernism was new. One by the name of Alfred Clauss left his mark on Knoxville in a way that got national ...
Fed seen keeping "extended period" low rate vow Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:54PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lingering U.S. labor market weakness and nagging doubts about the solidity of the economic recovery are expected to keep the Federal Reserve committed to holding borrowing costs very low for a long time at a monetary policy meeting next week.
Fed seen keeping "extended period" low rate vow Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:54PMWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lingering U.S. labor market weakness and nagging doubts about the solidity of the economic recovery are expected to keep the Federal Reserve committed to holding borrowing costs very low for a long time at a monetary policy meeting next week.