Economic Trends
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Accountants Feel Global Recovery Is Faltering
By Danielle AndrusA survey by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants released Wednesday found the number of accountants worldwide who feel the global economic recovery is starting to decline increased in the fourth quarter, doubling from 14% in the third quarter to 28%.
December 15, 2010
Factory Output Grows Again; CPI Is TameU.S. factory output grew for the fifth straight month in November, adding to evidence that manufacturing remains an engine of economic growth. Small increases in food and energy costs pushed the CPI up 0.1%.
November 18, 2010
Jobless Claims Rose in Week; Philly Fed Index Up in NovemberA small rise in jobless claims, accompanied by positive news from the Philly Fed and the Conference Board, signaled Thursday that the U.S. economy continues its modest recovery.
November 01, 2010
Our Worst EnemyI was in my car listening to afternoon drive-time, psychobabble BS when the guest said, "I don't fix problems, I fix people." Simple enough--people cause...
November 01, 2010
1st Global Hires Art Laffer as Economic AdvisorDallas-based broker-dealer 1st Global announced Monday that Dr. Arthur B. Laffer, "Father of Supply-Side Economics" and inventor of the Laffer Curve, will be an...
October 21, 2010
Conference Board’s LEI Shows Economy Moving Up at Snail’s PaceThe ups and downs of the U.S. economy's business cycle kept moving in a positive direction for the third month in a row, but growth remains slow, the Conference Board reported Thursday.
October 15, 2010
CPI Showed Inflation Flat in September, but Consumers not BuyingEconomic data released Friday showed that consumer prices were flat in September, but the low rate of inflation was not enough to boost consumer sentiment.
October 14, 2010
New Board Confidence Index: ‘Barely Optimistic’ About EconomyA new index that debuted Thursday measures the confidence of company executives in a way that, according to the index's originators, "provides the view...