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Import Prices ’
May 14th, 2009 |
By Jason Simpkins |
Category: Financial News
Stocks edged up in early morning trading today (Thursday) as an uptick in producer prices and steady earnings from Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (NYSE: WMT) outweighed a surge in jobless claims last week.
Tags: CPI, Dow Jones, energy prices, Food Prices, Fuel Prices, Import Prices, Jason Simpkins, Jobless Claims, PPI, Strong Dollar, Wholesale Prices, WMT
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Dec 12th, 2008 |
By Jason Simpkins |
Category: Financial News
The U.S. trade deficit grew in October as both the volume of oil exports and our trade deficit with China surged to a record highs. A widening deficit means the United States will not be able to rely on trade to help pull the economy out of what may be the longest recession in the post-World War II era.
Tags: Crude Prices, Import Prices, Jason Simpkins, Manufacturing Trade, Oil Exports, Oil Imports, World Trade Organization
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Nov 7th, 2008 |
By William Patalon III |
Category: Financial News
Retailers 3Q Earnings Dismal; Cisco Sees Small Biz Sales Growth; Blackstone Posts $502 million 3Q Loss; IEA Sees $100 Oil Average; Mattel Toying with Job Cuts; Direct TV Earnings Up; Fidelity Cuts 1,300 jobs; Jobless Claims Fall
Tags: Blackstone Group, BX, Cisco Systems, Cisco Systems Inc, credit crisis, Crude Futures, Crude Oil Prices, CSCO, Directv Group Inc, DVT, Fisher Price, Gap Inc, Global Work Force, Import Prices, International Energy Agency, Macys Inc., MAT, Mattel Inc, Private Equity Firm, Target Corp, TGT, US Jobless Rate, Wal Mart Stores Inc, WMT
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Jun 13th, 2008 |
By Bill Bonner |
Category: Politics & Economics
Retail sales actually went up last month – how is that even possible?…The Beige Book says the U.S. economy is ‘generally weak’… The sky’s the limit for electronic money – but not so for real wealth…America’s money is snapping back… Calling into question the U.S.’s car culture…the next big thing in the search for an energy alternative…and more!
Tags: BOC, Car Culture, china, Commodity Price, Corn Prices, Electronic Money, europe, Financial Publishing, Floods In The Midwest, Food Prices, Import Prices, Inflation Expectations, Internet Marketers, liquidity, Oil Prices, Price Increases, Rebate Checks, Retail Sales, water shortages, Yuan
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Jun 4th, 2008 |
By Doug Casey |
Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading
In the currency market, the dollar was sharply higher against the euro. Late Tuesday, the euro was trading at $1.5434 vs. $1.5536 on Monday.
Tags: Bernanke, Bond Market, Consumer Price Inflation, Currency Markets, fed, Import Prices, Interest Rate, US dollar, US inflation
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May 22nd, 2008 |
By Doug Casey |
Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading
In the currency market, the dollar continues to plummet against the euro. Late Wednesday, the euro was trading at $1.5791 vs. $1.5647 on Tuesday.
Tags: , Commodity, Currency Market, dollar, Exchange Rate, fed, Federal Reserve, Import Prices, inflation, Personal Consumption
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Apr 15th, 2008 |
By John Stepek |
Category: Real Estate Investments
While everyone has been focusing on the credit crunch, the real economy is taking a kicking. It’s hard to see how anyone ever believed that such a dramatic downturn in the financial markets could fail to have an impact on the high street, but plenty did.
Tags: Credit Crunch, Food Prices, Fuel Costs, House Prices, Housing Market, Import Prices, real estate
Posted in Real Estate Investments |
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