Americans have not lost their will to spend, according to a modest and surprising bump in retail sales last month and the number of contracts signed by home buyers in July. Retailers reported that ...
A lot of eyes are trained on the August employment reports due out Friday from the Labor Department. In recent days, the markets have received signals the forecast is not sunny. According to a ...
Fri Sep 3, 2010 3:44am EDT (Reuters) - Stock index futures pointed to a slightly lower open on Wall Street on Friday, with futures for the S & 500 down 0.21 percent, Dow Jones futures down 0.17 ...
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON | Fri Sep 3, 2010 1:05am EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. employment likely fell for a third straight month in August as more temporary census jobs ended and cautious ...
It was a big week for economic data, and the technology and restaurant chain sectors were abuzz with merger and acquistion news. On Monday, the Commerce Department said consumer spending increased 0.
Stocks held onto yesterday's gains thanks again to better than expected economic data regarding home sales. This time pending home sales were up, over 5% from last month.
WALL Street stocks advanced today as better-than-expected jobs and housing data helped sustain the previous day's boom ahead of a key monthly employment report.