![]() Moneycontrol.com | Think twice before you vote Metrowny.com Too many people believe that Obama has put us in a worse recession – that he's led the US into some sort of economic downward spiral – but I beg to differ. And so do many other news outlets, who have recently reported that while people think the Obama ... US Economy Remains Focus of Presidential Race Sheldon Alberts: Romney needs turnaround skills for his own image Our GMA Look at the Latest Polling on Obama vs. Romney |
![]() Mother Jones | Fed should raise rates in 2013, Bullard says Reuters By Ann Saphir | CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should start raising interest rates next year, a top Fed official said on Monday, arguing that even if rates stay near zero for many years, US economic output will not bounce back to pre-recession ... Bullard: Fed Should Raise Rates Next Year Fed's Bullard: Extended Zero Rate stance 'A Looming Disaster' Fed's Bullard Warns Of 'Looming Disaster' With Output Gap Model |
American Foreclosure Bottoms at Atlanta Tower Auction: Mortgages BusinessWeek In 2007, a year after the sale US office property transactions peaked at more than $200 billion, Real Capital data show. The market tumbled the following year as lenders restricted borrowing and the economy fell further into recession. |
![]() Bloomberg | Stocks Least Loved Since '80s as US Scales Wall of Worries Bloomberg Equities slipped as the global economy experienced two financial crises, including the worst recession since the 1930s. Growth in US gross domestic product averaged 2 percent a year between 1999 and 2011, compared with 3.6 percent between 1964 and 1981 ... Investor sentiment lowest since 1980s |
![]() The Guardian | I deserve another go, says Barack Obama The Australian US unemployment is higher than when Mr Obama took office, while economic growth coming out of the recession was below expectations for the last quarter at 2.8 per cent. During an interview before yesterday's Super Bowl football game, Mr Obama said ... Super Bowl Sunday: Obama: I deserve a second term |
Across the country, views of rebounding job market range from relief to ... Chicago Tribune WASHINGTON (AP) — Month by month, the US job market is regaining its health. So many jobs are being added that the unemployment rate has dropped for five straight months. At 8.3 percent, it's at a three-year low. Whether the job market actually feels ... |
US job data to fuel Dalal Street rally as recession fears dim; Bharti, ONGC ... Economic Times US indices rose about 2% on Friday after the nation's unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, the lowest since February 2009. "The US jobs data were very impressive, and show strong signs of revival. There is no reason to believe in a recession or ... |
![]() Globe and Mail | Unemployment falls sharply in US, rises in Europe Fox News America's job market is starting to heal just as other major economies contend with rising unemployment and the threat of recession. The unemployment rate fell faster in the United States in 2011 than it did in all but three of the 31 countries ... With job spurt, US economy races ahead of Europe US jobless figures hit 3-year low |
![]() CNBC.com | US Risks Recession in 2012, Despite Recent Data: Economist CNBC.com Despite strong manufacturing data out of the US, one economist says the economy has a high chance of slipping back into recession in the second half of 2012. "There's going to be a significant slowdown in fiscal expenditure in the US, they're going to ... |
![]() Globe and Mail | US Auto Sales Surge to Highest Levels Since Recession: Cars BusinessWeek 2 (Bloomberg) -- Automakers sold new cars and trucks in January at the fastest pace since the 2009 “cash for clunkers” program without resorting to profit-sapping discounts, signaling demand returned to pre-recession levels. US light-vehicle sales ... Summary Box: Auto sales rise, kicking off what could be best year for autos ... US auto sales rise in January, led by Chrysler, VW Chrysler US Sales Rise 44% In January |