US companies likely kept up steady hiring in March
The U.S. economy has enjoyed a four-month stretch of robust job gains, and on Friday the government will report whether that trend endured into March.
Japan central bank revamps policy to boost economy
Japan is taking aggressive action to lift consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world's third-largest economy out of a long slump.
US service firms grow more slowly, hiring weakens
Two reports Wednesday showed that U.S. service companies grew more slowly in March and private employers pulled back on hiring. The declines suggest ...
Euro area unemployment at record 12 percent
The eurozone economy has passed another bleak milestone. Official figures Tuesday showed that unemployment across the 17 European Union countries that ...
US factory orders up 3 percent in February
Orders to U.S. factories rose sharply in February from January on a surge in volatile demand for commercial aircraft. The gain offset a drop in key ...
Cyprus gains more time to achieve surplus
Cyprus has been granted an extra year — until 2017 — to achieve a targeted budget surplus of 4 percent as part of bailout negotiations with ...
US consumer spending, income jump in February
U.S. consumers stepped up spending in February after their income jumped, aided by a stronger job market that offset some of the drag from higher ...
US economy expands at 0.4 percent rate
The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster but still anemic rate at the end of last year. However, there is hope that growth accelerated in early 2013 ...
SKorea cuts growth forecast, plans stimulus
South Korea's government cut its forecast for growth in Asia's fourth-largest economy this year as exports stumble due to muted global demand and a ...
BOJ chief says Japan economy on the mend
Japan's economy has stopped weakening and should show signs of recovery by midyear, the newly appointed central bank governor said Thursday, as ...
Housing, manufacturing give US economy lift
Gains in housing and manufacturing propelled the U.S. economy over the winter, according to reports released Tuesday, and analysts say they point to ...
Consumer confidence falls in March
Americans are less confident in the economy than they were last month as massive government spending cuts have stoked economic uncertainty. It's just ...
US durable goods orders rise on aircraft demand
A surge in commercial aircraft demand pushed orders for U.S. long-lasting manufactured goods up sharply in February. The gain offset a steep drop in ...
Spanish central bank offers grim economic forecast
Spain will sink deeper into recession and unemployment will worsen this year as the country struggles under the weight of austerity measures taken to ...
Experts cut German economic growth forecast
The German government's independent council of economic advisers has cut its forecast for growth this year to 0.3 percent after Europe's biggest ...
German business optimism dips unexpectedly
An important German index of business optimism fell unexpectedly in March but the institute that conducts the survey said the economy remained on ...
Fed says it will stick with aggressive stimulus
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its efforts to keep borrowing costs at record lows, saying it isn't yet convinced that the U.S.
Fed stands by stimulus, sees stronger US economy
The Federal Reserve isn't yet convinced that the U.S. economy's growth can accelerate without the Fed's drive to keep borrowing costs at record lows.
Airlines raise 2013 profit outlook
The global airline industry has forecast a modest improvement in global net profits for 2013, crediting a backdrop of rising optimism about the ...
Fed is expected to maintain stimulative programs
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday is expected to maintain its resolve to keep borrowing costs at record lows despite growing signs that the economy is ...
Stocks edge lower ahead of vote in Cyprus
Stocks are edging lower on Wall Street in midday trading before a vote on an unpopular bailout plan in the European nation of Cyprus. The Dow Jones ...
Oil rises ahead of US industrial production data
The price of oil rose to near $94 on Friday ahead of the release of U.S. industrial production and manufacturing figures that analysts expect to show ...
Bailout lenders grant Portugal easier debt targets
Portugal's bailout lenders have agreed to ease its debt-reduction targets amid deteriorating economic prospects, the finance minister said Friday, ...
US CEOs optimistic about economy, wary of hiring
Chief executives at the largest U.S. companies are much more optimistic about their sales prospects than they were three months ago, though many ...
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