Businesses trim inventories by 0.2 pct in December

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Businesses reduced inventories in December, a sign that they remain cautious about the strength and durability of the economic recovery.

Strong growth in Q4 likely to slow throughout 2010

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

Don’t count on the economic growth spurt at the end of 2009 to carry into this year.

China pushes May meeting to ease strains with U.S.

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

A top-level dialogue between China and United States in May will be “very important” for defusing strains between the two big economies, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Monday.

1.5+ Million Non-Business Bankruptcy Filings in Fiscal 2010, 14% Increase

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

CNNMoney reports Bankruptcy filings jump 14% in 2010 In the federal government’s fiscal year 2010, which ended September 30, more than 1.5 million non-business bankruptcy filings were processed, according to data released Monday by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. That’s up more than 14% from fiscal 2009, when about 1.3 million personal bankruptcies [...]