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BusinessWeek
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Economic uncertainties kept buyers away from car lots in the first quarter as U.S. sales plummeted 12% for both domestics and imports
Automakers could only wish that the March sales numbers reported on Apr. 1 were a joke, but no one was laughing.
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MSNBC
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After six years of uninterrupted growth, the outlook for the U.S. economy in 2008 has darkened considerably in just the past month. While many economists say it’s too soon to know whether a recession is coming, forecasters say the latest economic figure..
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MSN Money Central
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Wall Street has a soft spot for the "soft landing" thesis, but to me it's crystal clear that a serious economic slowdown is under way. What has been surprising: not that the economy is weakening but that so many people seem to expect a soft landing, an..
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BusinessWeek
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The independent National Bureau of Economic Research is the official arbiter of economic downturns. But it takes its time
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of stories that will look at how the economic downturn is affecting individuals throu..
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BusinessWeek
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Not all stocks in battered sectors will bounce back in a second-half economic upturn. Here are some that could be left behind
Most market players expect that the Federal Reserve, after lowering rates one more time on Apr. 30, will pause to assess the i..
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MSNBC
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You may have to wait until May to see your economic stimulus check, but some retailers already have their sights set on how you will spend it.
Both Kroger Co., one of the country's largest grocers, and department store operator Sears Holdings Corp. are..
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BusinessWeek
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A weak U.S. dollar and fast growth abroad are helping tech companies handle the economic slump—and beat analyst expectations
Two tech bellwethers showed on Apr. 16 what it takes to shrug off the U.S. economic slump: international exposure and a weak..
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BusinessWeek
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Intel's first-quarter earnings gives investors hope that the chipmaker—and the tech sector—are weathering the economic downturn
Having come clean with the bad news about its memory chip business a month ago, Intel (INTC) turned in a surprisingly up..
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BusinessWeek
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The company's surprisingly weak earnings across all of its sectors could signal the U.S. economic downturn is picking up speed
The U.S. economy is slowing to a standstill as financial turmoil puts the brakes on economic activity. Meanwhile, the rest of..
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BusinessWeek
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The fight over secularism is dimming the economic prospects of the republic: Growth has slowed, inflation is up, and the lira is down
The political drama in Turkey this spring may turn out to be a rite of passage for Turkish democracy. After an intense..
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BusinessWeek
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Gallup's new tool gauges consumer confidence daily. Right now, 85% of Americans say economic conditions are getting worse
There's a new traffic report every 10 minutes, and stock prices change by the second. But the two best-known indicators of consume..
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MSNBC
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An investor might shrug off one gloomy reading on the job market, service sector or manufacturing as an anomaly, but two starts to smell like a trend. With fears of recession at their highest levels yet, Wall Street hopes this week’s economic reports do..
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MSNBC
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European and Asian stock markets tumbled Monday as investors reacted nervously to a steep decline on Wall Street Friday after disappointing economic and corporate news rekindled worries about a U.S. recession.
The U.K.’s benchmark FTSE 100 fell 1.3 p..
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MSNBC
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U.S. economic growth has stalled and recovery may take longer than usual, former U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said on Monday.
"As of right now, U.S. economic growth is at zero," Greenspan said at an investment conference in Jeddah, Saud..
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BusinessWeek
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Raúl is officially named President, and he promises economic and government reforms, but insists the socialist regime will not give way to democracy
Cuba's National Assembly on Feb. 24 selected Raúl Castro, 76, as the new President of Cuba, marking t..
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MSNBC
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Poll register uneasiness
A year ago — months before economic alarms went off — nearly two of three Americans polled by The Rockefeller Foundation said that they felt somewhat or a lot less economically secure then they did a decade ago. Half said t..
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BBC News
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The man expected to become Russia's next president, Dmitry Medvedev, has said that reducing the economic role of the state was among his priorities.
In a speech that focused on the economy, Mr Medvedev also said he would tackle corruption if elected...
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MSNBC
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President Bush, acknowledging that the country is suffering through a period of economic uncertainty, called on Congress Monday to do more to help people and businesses hurt by the housing slump and credit crunch.
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MSNBC
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The Federal Reserve is likely to follow its bold action last week to battle an economic downturn with a further interest rate reduction Wednesday, although analysts are split on just what size the future cuts will be.
Some believe the Fed will settle i..
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MSNBC
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Business leaders appealed for more leadership from U.S. and other central banks to head off an economic downturn on Wednesday, with some accusing policy makers of losing their grip and their nerve.
As shares in Europe fell heavily again on Wednesday on..
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