Posted on 27 August 2011. Tags: economic stimulus, exchange volume, federal reserve, federal reserve chairman, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke, hurricane irene, new york stock, new york stock exchange, recession, york stock exchange
Stocks are closing higher after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the U.S. is headed for long-term economic growth.Bernanke did not announce any new economic stimulus measures during his speech, as some investors had hoped. He left open the po…
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Posted on 29 July 2011. Tags: aug 2, debt deal, dow jones, dow jones industrial, dow jones industrial average, midday, nasdaq composite index, recession, stalemate, standoff
Stocks are swinging between gains and losses as investors try to guess whether debt standoff in Washington will be resolved.Stocks plunged early Friday after the government said that the economy grew at its weakest pace since the recession ended.Trader…
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Posted on 25 October 2010. Tags: Emerging Markets, international monetary fund, recession, tourism sectors
Dubai is forecast to emerge from recession this year with growth of 0.5 per cent thanks to recovery in the trade and tourism sectors, the International Monetary Fund has said
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Posted on 22 October 2010. Tags: economic setback, northern california, police standoff, recession, Stock Market, suburban sacramento, US Markets
AP – A fire that erupted during a police standoff at a suburban Sacramento mall did more than destroy part of a regional shopping hub. It also provided an economic setback to a region of Northern California struggling to emerge from recession.
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Posted on 22 October 2010. Tags: northern california, recession, regional mall, retail centers, Stock Market, swath, US Markets
AP – A high-end regional mall that is one of the main retail centers in a broad swath of Northern California was set ablaze Thursday after police arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside, dealing an economic blow to a region struggling to emerge from the recession.
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Posted on 22 October 2010. Tags: northern california, recession, regional mall, retail centers, Stock Market, swath, US Markets
AP – A high-end regional mall that is one of the main retail centers in a broad swath of Northern California was set ablaze Thursday after police arrested a man who had barricaded himself inside, dealing an economic blow to a region struggling to emerge from the recession.
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Posted on 21 October 2010. Tags: recession, Stock Market, unemployment benefits, US Markets
AFP – New claims for US unemployment benefits fell last week but not enough to offset a sharp rise the prior week amid a weak recovery from recession, official data showed Thursday.
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Posted on 21 October 2010. Tags: business school, gupta, johns hopkins university, lehman brothers, recession, Stock Market, US, US Markets, US News
In the fall of 2008, when Lehman Brothers went kaput and the economy plunged into a deep recession, Yash Gupta was scampering around the country trying to drum up support for a new business school at Johns Hopkins University.
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Posted on 21 October 2010. Tags: bulls, hospitable environment, inflation, lows, recession, Stock Market, US, US Markets, US News
On paper, this seems like a hospitable environment for the bulls on Wall Street to roam. The recession that began in late 2007 has officially been declared over. Interest rates and inflation are at historic lows, and stocks are up more than 70% from their low 18 months ago.
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Posted on 21 October 2010. Tags: diversified manufacturer, eaton, eaton corp, quarter profit, recession, Stock Market, US Markets
AP – Diversified manufacturer Eaton Corp. reported a 39 percent surge in its third-quarter profit Wednesday as global revenue increased almost 18 percent over the same period last year, when the entire industry was hammered by the recession.
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