Sorted by Relevance | Sort by Date
Search Results for economic+statistic
Economic trends in small business
A recent report published by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) gives indications that although American small businesses are certainly tightening their game plans a bit, they are by no means going down for the count. The report ...
Unofficial but important economic indicators
Professor Dawn McLaren , an economist at Arizona State University, has spent the last decade correlating the number of illegal immigrants nabbed crossing from Mexico and the growth of the US economy. According to McLaren, the number of apprehensions ...
Economic collapse is upon us: Can we afford four more years?
Fresh statistics reveal an economy that is in grim shape -- and just in time for the election. Jobless claims are higher than they have been since September 2001 and factory orders plunged 4%. If we elect the McCain whose chief economic advisor ...
Market to tumble on bad economic stats
The U.S. market is driving the world -- whose stock indices plunged after yesterday's 345 Dow rout. But what does today bring? A chance for recovery or further devastation depending on whether reported economic statistics are better or worse than ...
If you like rising incomes, higher stock prices and economic growth, vote Democratic
The New York Times reports that a new book -- Unequal Democracy by Larry M. Bartels, a Princeton economics professor -- contains statistics that demonstrate an important historical pattern -- the U.S. economy does better under Democratic presidents ...
World maps of economic distributions
We are awash in numbers, but as a visual species, we often turn to pictures to convert data into information. The Universities of Sheffield (U.K) and Michigan (U.S.) have partnered to produce a number of maps that clarify many world distributions, ...
FedEx misses on economic pressures, stock should be avoided
FedEx (NYSE: FDX) did not have a great third quarter. According to estimates, the parcel service was supposed to do around $0.46 per share. FedEx delivered $0.31 per share. In the year-ago period, income was $1.26 per share. This is not a good ...
The economics of Social Security, Medicare, and you
With a sluggish economy, uncertain job growth, the most serious housing recession in more than 20 years, record oil and gasoline prices, ramping food costs, and a foreign policy landscape that's challenging (to say the least), decision makers in the ...
Shocking news! Most high school students don't understand economics
Bad news for our country's future: According to a piece in today's Wall Street Journal, most high school kids aren't too sharp on the economics front: "On a zero-to-300 point scale, 12th graders had an average score of 150 points in the first-ever ...
May 2007 new home sales not a confidence-builder for GDP bulls
There are those economic statistics that on second analysis don't look nearly as dire as on the first, instant analysis during the trading day. Then there are those economic statistics that look just as bad. Put Tuesday's new home sales in the latter ...
Manufacturing Index rises in January, but still reflects weak conditions
In economics, as in broader statistical analysis, researchers caution against reading too much into any one data point. The reasons are obvious enough: anomalies occur, preliminary statistics are often revised and trends take months, if not ...
March leading economic indicators rises 0.1%, suggesting weak growth ahead
The index of Leading Economic Indicators increased 0.1% in March 2008, the Conference Board announced Thursday (pdf), with the organization adding that weak growth conditions may persist in the second half of 2008. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg ...
Manufacturing, economic growth in China
Export orders were on the rise in October in China, suggesting a strengthening recovery and an opportunity to cut back on stimulus spending. The manufacturing measure grew at its fastest rate in the past year and a half, according to the HSBC (NYSE: ...
Ray of light: Euro-zone GDP increased 0.4% in Q3
Europe, font of western civilization, is growing again. The euro-zone officially entered a recovery with GDP in the 16-nation zone increasing 0.4% in Q3 compared to the previous quarter, Eurostat, the European Union's official statistics agency, ...
Holiday hiring slow for retailers
Retail hiring for the holiday shopping season was expected to be slow, and now we have the data to confirm it. According to data from Bureau of Labor Statistics (supplied to BloggingStocks by Challenger, Gray & Christmas), the retail sector added ...
Closing Bell: Dubai sends jitters throughout the market (S, BBY)
Heinz looking good after the second quarter?
Why isn't Bank of America updating its shareholders on CEO situation?
