Rising Railroad Shipments Reflect Increasing Momentum in U.S. Expansion - Bloomberg

Growth in railroad-shipping volume shows the U.S. economic expansion is gaining momentum, even with rising energy prices in the first quarter.
Total rail volumes excluding […]

Sentance Says Markets Signal BOE Benchmark Rate Increasing to 2% Next Year - Bloomberg

Bank of England policy maker Andrew Sentance signalled he voted for a half-point U.K. interest-rate increase again last week and said that financial markets suggest […]

Unemployment rate falls to 8.8 pct, two-year low

The unemployment rate fell to a two-year low of 8.8 percent in March and companies added workers at the fastest two-month pace since before the […]

Germany eases immigration laws for professionals

Catherine Lees moved to Berlin in 2008, thinking she could easily find work in a nation whose schools are strapped for teachers. Two years later […]

Dealers raise some car prices after Japan crisis

The disaster in Japan could slow shipments of popular cars like Toyota’s Prius to auto lots. And many dealers are already taking advantage of expected […]

China Manufacturing Grows at Slower Pace as Government Tightens, PMI Shows - Bloomberg

China’s manufacturing growth slowed for the first time in five months in December as the government tightened monetary policy and chased energy- efficiency and pollution […]

Stocks flat on last trading day before Christmas

Stocks were mixed in light trading Thursday after reports showed small improvements in consumer spending and the job market.
The Commerce Department said that consumer spending […]

SEC proposes new mining, minerals rules

Federal regulators are proposing new reporting requirements for public companies that operate mines, pull oil or gas out of the ground or use certain minerals […]

Leaks Backfire by Exposing Hidden U.S. Virtue: Albert Hunt - Bloomberg

WikiLeaks is one of those stories where the passions of the moment blind us to the more important lessons.
Ever since the New York Times […]

German Exports, Investment Drove Third-Quarter Economic Growth - Bloomberg

Exports and investment drove Germany’s economic growth in the third quarter, a detailed breakdown of the data showed today.
Exports rose 2.3 percent from the […]