Money & The Economy

Consumer Confidence Index Drops to Lowest Since April 2009

Indicative of a recession, the Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 44.5 vs. last months 59.2. That represents the…

15 years ago

U.S. Economic Growth to Fall Sharply Due to Uncertain Policies

SAN FRANCISCO and LONDON, Aug. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Economic growth in the U.S. over the next 12 months is expected to decline to…

15 years ago

Truck Tonnage Index Fell 1.3% in July

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Trucking Associations' advance seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index decreased 1.3% in…

15 years ago

July Durable Goods Orders Come in Better Than Expected

New orders for manufactured durable goods in July increased $7.7 billion or 4.0 percent to $201.5 billion, the U.S. Census…

15 years ago

Fannie and Freddie: Dark Clouds Looming Over Near-Term Outlook

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The economy was hit by a barrage of disappointing news during the last month, which led…

15 years ago

Markets in Free-fall After Catastrophic Economic News

The DOW opened today at 11,406.50 and at it's lowest point as of noon, it had dropped more than 500…

15 years ago

Conference Board Leading Economic Index Increases

NEW YORK, Aug. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --  The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI)for the U.S. increased 0.5 percent in July to 115.8 (2004…

15 years ago

Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall

CHARLOTTE, N.C. Aug. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Average mortgage rates continued to fall week-over-week, once again marking the year's lowest levels according…

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Consumer Spending Index Rises in July

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Bolstered by a rise in home prices and a slight improvement in real wages, the…

15 years ago

Cities Respond to S&P Statement on Local Government Ratings

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities issued the following statement in response to Standard & Poor's statement…

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