News: Out of Touch with Reality

yesterday - Financial Armageddon

According to many of the "experts," today's data on retail sales was unequivocally good news: "This is a pleasant surprise, especially in the light of the severe winter wea...

News: Democrats’ Election-Year Jobs Push Recalls Nixon’s ‘72 Toilet-Paper Gambit

2 days ago - Industry News

By Brian Faler March 12 (Bloomberg) -- In 1972, when he was trying to spur the economy to win re-election, President Richard Nixon ’s Defense Department bought a two-year su...

News: BP joins Brazilian oil rush with $7bn deal to exploit deep sea reserves

2 days ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

• Firm buys 10 exploration blocks from Devon Energy• Oil fields give BP up to an extra 40,000 barrels a dayBP has bought into the Brazilian oil rush with a $7bn (£4.65bn)...

News: BP joins Brazilian oil rush with $7bn deal

3 days ago - Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

• Firm buys 10 exploration blocks from Devon Energy• Oil fields give BP up to an extra 40,000 barrels a dayBP has bought into the Brazilian oil rush with a $7bn (£4.65bn)...

News: BP joins Brazilian oil rush with $7bn deal to exploit deep sea reserves

3 days ago - World news: Brazil | guardian.co.uk

• Firm buys 10 exploration blocks from Devon Energy• Oil fields give BP up to an extra 40,000 barrels a dayBP has bought into the Brazilian oil rush with a $7bn (£4.65bn)...

News: Foreclosures in U.S. Rise at Slowest Pace in Four Years on Obama Efforts

3 days ago - Industry News

By Dan Levy March 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. foreclosure filings rose at the slowest pace in four years in February as the government sought to reduce record bank seizures, Realty...

News: Foreclosures in U.S. Rise at Slowest Pace in Four Years on Obama Efforts

3 days ago - Industry News

By Dan Levy March 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. foreclosure filings rose at the slowest pace in four years in February as the government sought to reduce record bank seizures, Realty...

News: Trade Deficit in U.S. Unexpectedly Shrinks as Oil, Automobile Imports Drop

3 days ago - Industry News

By Shobhana Chandra March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The trade deficit in the U.S. unexpectedly narrowed in January as demand for foreign oil and automobiles dropped. The gap decreased...

News: Trade Deficit in U.S. Unexpectedly Shrinks as Oil, Automobile Imports Drop

3 days ago - Industry News

By Shobhana Chandra March 11 (Bloomberg) -- The trade deficit in the U.S. unexpectedly narrowed in January as demand for foreign oil and automobiles dropped. The gap decreased...

News: Job Openings In January Soar To 2.7 Million

5 days ago - Business on HuffingtonPost.com

WASHINGTON — Job openings rose sharply earlier this year, evidence that employers are slowly ramping up hiring as the economy improves. The number of openings i...