| US STOCKS-Futures flat, caution about credit, economy http://www.reuters.com/arti... Economy Articles Reuters - NEW YORK, Feb 15 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday after the previous session's sharp sell-off, with investors cautious about the outlook for the U.S. economy and deteriorating credit markets. U.S. stocks dropped on ... |
| US Economy Officials Loosen Their Lips http://www.newsday.com/busi... Economy Articles Newsday - WASHINGTON - Could the nation's top economic officials be abandoning the colorless, cryptic language of Fedspeak in describing the state of the economy? Well, it seemed that way at times during a Senate Banking Committee hearing Thursday. Federal ... |
| Glum Fed Chief Deplores 'Sluggish' U.S. Economy http://www.theledger.com/ar... Economy Articles The Ledger - Describing economic activity as "sluggish" and the housing market as "deteriorated," Bernanke gave a sober assessment of prospects to the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday. The comments increased worries on Wall Street about the future, and ... |
| Oil steadies as traders weigh supply concerns, renewed pessimism over ... http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Economy Articles CNBC - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Oil steadied after rising more than 2 usd yesterday, as traders weighed ongoing concerns about supplies from Venezuela against renewed worries over the US economy. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke yesterday cast a ... |
| Pakistan: Inflation, shortages stalk economy http://news.uk.msn.com/Arti... Economy Articles MSN UK News - Atiq-ur-Rahman dismisses the gusty northwesterly wind blowing past his tatty barber's shop. It is an economic chill that troubles him and threatens to undermine the tigerish economy _ just as Pakistanis prepare to vote in parliamentary elections ... |
| Bank of Japan to monitor global economy, markets more closely - UPDATE http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Economy Articles CNBC - TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Japan's central bank will assess the downside risk to the economy more closely as global financial markets have continued to display signs of instability and the global economic outlook is still uncertain, Bank of Japan ... |
| Indian PM confident economy can sustain 9 pct growth - UPDATE http://www.cnbc.com/id/2317... Economy Articles CNBC - NEW DELHI (Thomson Financial) - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said he was confident that the country will be able to sustain 9 percent economic growth despite a possible global slowdown. "I am confident that this year too we will be ... |
| Bush, Lawmakers Set to Meet on Economy http://www.latimes.com/news... Economy Articles Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- President Bush and top congressional leaders will be looking for quick agreement on how to pump as much as $150 billion in tax cuts and government spending into the ailing economy to head off a recession. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D ... |
| Some get boost from slump in economy http://www.baltimoresun.com... Economy Articles Baltimore Sun - Bankruptcies are up. Home sales are down. Foreclosure is high. The dollar is low. It's a good time in America - parts of it, anyway. While the country's economic slowdown continues to claim casualties - think subprime lenders and furniture retailers ... |
| U.S. Economy May Be a `Shock' Away From Recession, Lehman Says http://www.bloomberg.com/ap... Economy Articles Bloomberg - Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. economy may be ``one shock'' away from a recession, Lehman Brothers Inc. said, pointing to the global slump in equity markets as a possible ``tipping point.'' Lehman sees the odds of a recession in the world's largest ... |