Employment Probably Picked Up in April: U.S. Economy Preview - Bloomberg

Hiring probably picked up in April after the weakest gain in five months, and the U.S. jobless rate stayed at 8.2 percent, showing improvement in […]

Are home prices near a bottom?

The average sale price of homes rose 4.6 percent in St. Louis city and county last month, but real estate pros aren’t ready to call […]

Bernanke says U.S. needs faster growth

The U.S. economy needs to grow more quickly if it is to produce enough jobs to bring down the unemployment rate, Federal Reserve Chairman […]

Spanish Stocks Miss Rally on Rajoy Budget Gap Skepticism - Bloomberg

Spanish stocks are the only developed market suffering losses this year as Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy fails to rein in the budget deficit fast enough […]

Obama warns China against ’skirting the rules’

President Barack Obama warned China Tuesday that it would not be allowed to gain a competitive advantage in world trade by “skirting the rules.”
Making an […]

January Wholesale Prices in U.S. Rise 0.1% - Bloomberg

Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose less than forecast in January as food and energy costs dropped, a sign inflation pressures may remain subdued.
The […]

German Exports Slump Faster Than Forecast as Crisis Damps Growth: Economy - Bloomberg

German exports fell four times more than economists forecast in December as the sovereign debt crisis damped growth across the euro region.
Exports slumped 4.3 […]

China Risks 4-Point Growth-Rate Cut in Case of Europe Worsening: Economy - Bloomberg

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Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Probably Fell at a Slower Rate - Bloomberg

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities probably fell at a slower pace in the year to November, pointing to limited improvement in the residential real […]

Harvard

U.S. economic growth may not top 2 percent this year and a third round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve would have little effect, […]