US stock futures dip ahead of consumer spending Palm Beach Post | NEW YORK — U.S. stock market futures are sliding ahead of March consumer spending data. | Dow Jones industrial average futures are down 0.17 percent at 13,141. Standard & Poor's 500 futures are down 0.25 percent at 1,395. Nasdaq 100 futures are off 0.37 percent at 2,726. | The Commerce Depar...
GHEI: Springtime blues for consumers The Washington Times | Americans are still asking themselves, “where’s the recovery?” The latest re- ports suggest the answer is nowhere in sight, as the present “recovery” is looking an awful lot like a recession. | The index of leading ind...
Spending boom boosts GDP / Reconstruction, consumer spending behind 4.1% increase in 1Q Daily Yomiuri | The growth of gross domestic product in the January-March quarter was supported by an increase in consumer spending, especially purchases of eco-friendly cars, and demand from reconstruction work in areas devastated by the Great East Japan Earthqua...
Alabama consumers are casualties of Obama's war on coal. The Examiner | "So if somebody wants to build a coal-powered plant, they can. It's just that it will bankrupt them, because they are going to be charged a huge sum for all that greenhouse gas that's being emitted." Candidate Barack Obama's January 17, 2008 statem...
>Lower oil prices ease load on consumers and Obama Seattle Post | NEW YORK (AP) — What only weeks ago was seen as a serious threat to the economic recovery could now turn into a stimulus everyone can love. | Oil and gasoline prices are sinking, giving relief to businesses and consumers who a few weeks ago seeme...
Consumer comfort in U.S. declines to an almost 4-month low Detroit news By Timothy R. Homan Bloomberg News Comments | Consumer confidence dropped last week to the lowest level since the end of January as slower U.S. job growth contributed to pessimism about personal finances and spending. | The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort...
Castrol to start new marketing campaigns to tap consumers The Times Of India Tweet NEW DELHI: Automobile lubricants maker Castrol India today said it will launch new marketing initiatives this year with an aim to reach out to consumers across different segments. | Castrol India that spent around Rs 215 crore last year, as per...
Consumer confidence in China highest in seven years: Nielson Xinhua | BEIJING, May 17 (Xinhua) -- China's consumer confidence in the first quarter was the strongest since 2005, according to a report by the international market research firm Nielson Thursday. | Nielson's consumer confidence index in China hit 110 in t...
