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The latest outlook survey by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) indicates that economists see a “tepid, albeit improving” outlook developing for the United States. Respondents...
The fall-off in China’s factory activity may be beyond what Chinese central government officials have admitted so far. Pockets of pessimism have begun to crop up across the country. Zhou Dewen,...
Most observers think that the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank exposed the simmering disagreements among the finance ministers of large nations about how the world’s...
via Wikimedia Commons“Taken 2,” a kidnapping movie starring aged Hollywood star Liam Neeson, shows that the market for new films is not driven only by films that feature young actors, vampires...
Workday Inc. (NYSE: WDAY) began trading on the New York Stock Exchange today and shares of the enterprise software company soared early. The stock was trading up 73% to $48.50, after pricing at $28 a...
Not much of a surprise, but Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) was again the leader in the U.S. search market in September by a wide margin, according to comScore’s latest monthly analysis of the U.S....
A new survey of 4,270 primarily North American consumers by the research firm shows an unprecedented degree of consumer interest in the Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone 5. Dr. Paul Carton, VP of...
The bailout programs that made up the TARP investments will end up costing taxpayers very little, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report: CBO estimates that the net cost to the federal...
Germany wants nothing of the International Monetary Fund pressure to allow some money that will go to Europe’s financially weakest nations to be used for stimulus and not to underwrite recoveries...
Organization for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentAngel Gurria, the secretary general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, told CNBC that Spain’s reluctance to request...
nationsonline.orgThe Nobel Committee in Oslo today awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the European Union “for over six decades contributed to the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy...
The short interest in biotech stocks is mixed, judging by the short interest changes between the September 14 and September 28 settlement dates. There were notable swings in shares sold short from...
It is never a good sign when a global corporation with customers across almost the entire world and a broad array of businesses says it will cut workers because of the economic slowdown. But  A.G....
The trade and business battles between China and the United States were ratcheted up again as the American government set tariffs on China made solar panels that will be as high as 30%. The action...
One more of Jamie Dimon’s key aides at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) has been caught in the reorganization that began with a multibillion trading loss at the firm’s London office. The...