U.S. consumers increase spending
February 15, 2012
Americans rebounded from a weak holiday season and stepped up spending on retail goods in January. The latest government report on retail sales pointed to […]
Which pays better: Government or private sector?
January 31, 2012
Which is the better gig: The federal government or the private sector?
It depends in part on education levels, according to a report put out […]
Fed forecasting breaks new ground
January 26, 2012
In an effort to be more transparent with the public, the Federal Reserve gave more insight into its planning tools Wednesday than ever before.
For […]
Rising factory output gives economy a lift
January 18, 2012
U.S. factories are roaring back from the depths of the recession, cranking out more machinery, vehicles and energy.
Factory production has surged 15 percent above its […]
Job growth quickens; unemployment near 3-year low
January 7, 2012
Employment growth accelerated last month and the jobless rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.5 percent, the strongest evidence yet the economic […]
Bernanke Sends Congress Fed Study of Options to Lift the Housing Market - Bloomberg
January 6, 2012
A report from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke called the weakness in the housing market a
Boeing to close Wichita plant with 2,160 jobs
January 4, 2012
The Boeing Co., for decades the brand that helped support Wichita’s claim as the aviation capital of the world, announced Wednesday it will shut down […]
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European stocks up in light post-holiday trade
January 2, 2012
Global stock markets opened a risk-filled New Year still hung over from a rough 2011, with little direction to trading and many exchanges closed.
Germany’s DAX, […]
Obama seeks $1.2 trillion debt ceiling increase
December 30, 2011
The year couldn’t end without a final word about the nation’s debt ceiling.
President Obama plans to ask Congress this week to raise the debt […]
County was in dark over McKee tax problem
December 18, 2011
For nearly three years, real estate developer Paul McKee hasn’t paid property taxes on several parcels of his stalled industrial park in Hazelwood. But St. […]