U.S. employment fell for a third straight month in August, but the drop was far less than expected and private hiring surprised on the upside, easing pressure on the Federal Reserve to prop up economic growth.
House prices fell much faster than expected last month and construction activity slowed, industry surveys showed on Thursday, reinforcing concerns that economic growth will fall off sharply.
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week, but were still too high to signal a change in fortune for the troubled labor market.
House prices fell much faster than expected last month but further declines are likely to be modest, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Thursday.
Borders Group Inc reported a quarterly loss as the second-largest U.S. book store chain cut prices and continued to grapple with lower sales amid a shift to electronic books.
Borders Group Inc reported another quarterly loss as the second-largest U.S. book store chain continued to grapple with lower sales and the shift to digital bookselling.
World stocks fell on Tuesday in markets dominated by concerns the U.S. economy is sliding back into recession, prompting further flows into safe-haven assets.
Stock index futures were lower on Tuesday as investors awaited data on housing and consumer confidence to gauge the pace of the economy recovery.
World stocks fell on Tuesday in markets dominated by concerns the U.S. economy is sliding back into recession, prompting further flows into safe-haven assets.
Fears that policymakers around the world will be slow to support the flagging global recovery lifted the yen on Tuesday, weighed on Asian and European stocks and gave further fuel to a five-month rally in U.S. and Japanese government bonds.
Stocks fell in the year's lightest volume on Monday as worries about the pace of economic recovery overshadowed data showing a rise in consumer spending and income.
U.S. stocks fell in the year's lightest volume on Monday as worries about the pace of economic recovery overshadowed data showing a rise in consumer spending and income.
Intel Corp warned third-quarter revenue could fall short of its own estimates by more than $1 billion, reinforcing doubts about the strength of a technology sector recovery.
The number of U.S. homes headed for foreclosure fell during the second quarter, marking the first such drop since the housing slump began in 2006, but the improvement may be fleeting as the number of newly delinquent homeowners rose, a banking group said on Wednesday.
Japan's core consumer prices fell for the 17th straight month in July on an annual basis in a sign that deflation remains deeply entrenched, boding ill for a fragile economy faced with a surging yen.
New U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week but were too high to signal a shift in a weak labour market that is constraining economic growth.
New U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week but were too high to signal a shift in a weak labor market that is constraining economic growth.
Wireless phone customers have enjoyed lower prices and better coverage despite reduced competition from years of consolidation in the $150 billion industry, a U.S. report said on Thursday.
New U.S. jobless claims fell more than expected last week but were too high to signal a shift in a weak labor market that is constraining economic growth.
The number of U.S. homes headed for foreclosure fell in the second quarter for the first time since the housing slump began in 2006, but improvements may be fleeting as the number of newly delinquent homeowners rose, a banking group said on Wednesday.
Prices of U.S. single-family homes fell for the first time in four months in June, and by an adjusted 1.7 percent from a year earlier, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said on Wednesday.
The upbeat kharif sowing statistics in India is likely to moderate the dependence on imported oil in the current year.
The data from the Ministry of Agriculture informed that the area under kharif oilseeds crop as on 19th August 2010 shows an increase of about 4 lakh hectares during the week and is reported at 161.40 compared to 153.19 lakh tonnes at the same time of the last year.
