By Richard Wolf, USA TODAY CAMP DAVID, Md. -- Leaders of the world's major economic powers agreed Saturday to boost their emphasis on economic growth and job creation, and they vowed to seek the release of oil reserves if needed to compensate for ... Sat, 19 May 2012 18:36:14 GMT
"It's all very encouraging," said Paul Ashworth, chief US economist at Capital Economics. "Things look good at the moment." Builders broke ground in April at a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 717000 homes, the Commerce Department said.
Sat, 19 May 2012 10:35:20 GMT
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer – 1 minute ago WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking US unemployment benefits was unchanged last week, suggesting modest but steady gains in the job market. The Labor Department said Thursday ... Thu, 17 May 2012 15:06:00 GMT
Kurt Bills is ready to teach economics to Washington. Backing his theme of “taking economics 101 to Washington,” Minnesota Republicans Friday handed Bills a second-ballot endorsement for US Senate to run against Democrat US Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
Sat, 19 May 2012 05:27:03 GMT
"Consumer spending and public investment are what drove the economy, with auto demand stirred by government subsidies and investment helped by extra budgets after the earthquake," said Yoshimasa Maruyama, chief economist at Itochu Economic Research ... Thu, 17 May 2012 04:26:12 GMT
For obvious political reasons, Mitt Romney has to downplay the severity of the economic crisis if he wants to pin the blame for economic stagnation on Obama's policies and make it stick. Gov. Kasich, on the other hand, has no qualms claiming credit for ... Sat, 19 May 2012 18:07:19 GMT
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Adam S. Posen, a widely respected economist who has been serving as an external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England since 2009, has been chosen by the board of directors of ... Fri, 18 May 2012 16:00:54 GMT
Karen W. Tyson, 60, an economist with the Institute for Defense Analyses and congregational leader at the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, died May 9 at Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington County. She had metastatic colon cancer.
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:09:42 GMT
Cheered on by Democratic Party faithful and other supporters of President Barack Obama's re-election bid, the vice president sought to contrast the administration's economic recovery plan with the one being put forth by Mitt Romney, the presumptive ... Sat, 19 May 2012 11:39:52 GMT
Indications of an economic recovery are raising speculation that there could be a housing shortage.ORLINE WAGNER / Associated Press The 1940 census was released by the National Archives in April, offering those interested the opportunity find out where ... Fri, 18 May 2012 07:06:35 GMT
