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Chinese survey shows manufacturing rebounding

BEIJING – Chinese manufacturing expanded slightly in March following a painful months-long decline that wiped out millions of jobs as the global financial crisis battered exports, a business group said Friday. The
04 4 2009 12:36AM (...more)

Iran inflation dips to 18.5% in September

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran's inflation rate, one of its biggest economic challenges, fell to 18.5 percent in the Iranian month ending September 23 , the Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday quoting a 10 14 2009 6:13AM (...more)

Survey: Most economists see recovery beginning

NEW YORK – More than 80 percent of economists believe the recession is over and an expansion has begun, but they expect the recovery will be slow as worries over unemployment and high federal debt persist. That consensus comes from leading forecasters in a survey by the National
10 13 2009 10:46AM (...more)

Survey: Economists Are Fans of Wal-Mart

To: RETAILING EDITORS Contact: Eric F. Frazier of Wake Forest University , +1-336-758-5238, frazieef@wfu.edu WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As 10 11 2009 3:31AM (...more)

India inflation up again as food prices soar

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India's inflation gained pace, fuelled by a massive leap in food prices on the back of the worst drought in decades, official data showed Thursday. Annual inflation rose by a faster-than-expected 0.37 percent for the week ended September 12, according to
09 25 2009 3:08PM (...more)

Summary Box: Wholesale prices signal low inflation

WHAT HAPPENED?: Wholesale inflation dropped 0.9 percent in July, reflecting big declines in energy and food costs. Construction of single-family homes rose for a fifth straight month, though overall housing construction fell 1 percent because of weakness in 08 20 2009 10:12PM (...more)

Iran inflation dips to 22.5 percent in June

TEHRAN (AFP) – Iranian inflation, one of the biggest economic challenges facing the country, fell slightly to 22.5 percent in the Iranian calendar month ending June 21, the Sarmayeh newspaper has said, quoting a 07 15 2009 11:31AM (...more)

Sales of new U.S. homes dip in May

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of newly built U.S. single-family homes slipped slightly in May, according to Commerce Department data on Wednesday that underscored that conditions in the hard-hit housing market remain fragile. The annual sales pace of 342,000 was a 0.6 percent
06 25 2009 2:00PM (...more)

Is the worst over? Some economists see glimmer of hope

WASHINGTON — With the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising around 20 percent over the past few weeks, a down Friday notwithstanding, the question on many lips is whether the stock market has hit bottom and, if
03 28 2009 8:36PM (...more)

Leading indicators rise on increased money supply

NEW YORK – A private research group says its monthly forecast of economic activity rose unexpectedly in December, mostly because the flood of federal bailouts increased the money
01 27 2009 6:00AM (...more)