Surprise US retail sales rise Straits Times The surprise advance sparked hopes the economy is finally gaining traction in what has been so far a government-fueled recovery from the worst recession ...
US stocks mixed on conflicting consumer signals Channel News Asia Retail and food service sales increased 0.3 percent in February despite severe winter storms, Commerce Department data showed, instead of the analysts' ...
US retail sales post rise BigPond News The Commerce Department said retail and food service sales increased 0.3 per cent from January to $US355.5 billion ($A388.5 billion), according to data ...
Data, Fed to test if rally still has legs WXEL However, investors said the road to recovery is still a long one, and leadership could begin to shift out of the sector again. And while political limbo can ...
US retail sales post surprise rise Shepparton News The Commerce Department said retail and food service sales increased 0.3 per cent from January to $US355.5 billion ($A388.5 billion), according to data ...
Oil settles near $81 after mixed economic news BusinessWeek The increase was the biggest since November and provided some hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is picking up speed. One energy analyst warned ...
Hosting 365 sells to US firm SunGard Irish Times The Irish company, which provides cloud computing and data centre services, trades as Hosting 365. Its management welcomed the acquisition, ...
Oil settles near $81 after mixed economic news Myrtle Beach Sun News The increase was the biggest since November and provided some hope that the recovery from the Great Recession is picking up speed. One energy analyst warned ...
Ontario job creation shows signs of life Toronto Star We are well down from the peak unemployment rate we reached last may of 9.5 per cent, again it is a slow grinding recovery in the province, ...