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3 strong economic reports lift recovery hopes
WASHINGTON - Hopes for the fledgling economic recovery got a boost Monday from better-than-expected news on manufacturing, construction and contracts to buy homes.
People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(AP)
2009-11-02
May housing construction jumps by 17.2 percent
WASHINGTON - Construction of new homes jumped in May by the largest amount in three months, an encouraging sign that the nation's deep housing recession was beginning to bottom out.
People:Barack Obama Activities:2008 U.S. Real Estate Crisis Source:(AP)
2009-06-16
AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks
PARKLAND, Fla. - At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when building materials were in short supply, American construction companies used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was abundant and cheap.
Nations:U.S. China
2009-04-11
Factory decline eases, consumer spending drops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. factory activity contracted at a slower pace in January as credit markets improved, data showed on Monday, but the general picture remained one of an economy sliding deeper into recession.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Source:(Reuters)
2009-02-02
To lift economy, China urges citizens to spend more
Beijing - Li Wen, the manager of a Citroen auto dealership in south Beijing, is pretty proud of himself. As car sales across China dive, torpedoed by the international crisis, his figures are holding up.
Activities:2008 U.S. Recession Global Financial Crisis
2009-01-09
| Headlines |
- 3 strong economic reports lift recovery hopes 2009-11-02
- May housing construction jumps by 17.2 percent 2009-06-16
- AP IMPACT: Chinese drywall poses potential risks 2009-04-11
- Factory decline eases, consumer spending drops 2009-02-02
- To lift economy, China urges citizens to spend more 2009-01-09
- Bahamas to build stadium with help from China 2009-01-01
- Will Obama's stimulus work fast enough? 2008-12-24
- Economy declined 0.5 percent in third quarter 2008-12-23
- From bridges to police: U.S. draws up stimulus plan 2008-12-19
- Caterpillar Digs in on China's Ground Floor 2008-12-13
- The Best Business Architecture of 2008 2008-12-06
- Employers cut 533K jobs in Nov., most in 34 years 2008-12-05
- China addresses stimulus doubts with proposal list 2008-11-24
- China's industrial output growth lowest in 7 years 2008-11-13
- China considering 730-bln-dollar transport investment 2008-11-05
- Service sector shrinks as new orders drop 2008-11-05
- Manufacturing shrinks to lowest level since 2001 2008-10-01
- China says flaws may have led to school collapses 2008-09-05
- US home construction plunges to 17-year low 2008-08-19
- China's factory, construction spending up 27.3 pct 2008-08-15
- Thanks to Olympics, Beijing gets its Eiffel Tower, of sorts 2008-07-20
- Single-family construction fell 5.3 pct in June 2008-07-17
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- Greed killed children, China's quake zone survivors say 2008-05-17
- Centuries-Old Family Businesses Share Their Secrets 2008-05-15
- Job winners and losers in hard times 2008-04-07
- Job losses mount, recession feared 2008-04-04
- Service sector contracts in March 2008-04-03
- Manufacturing, construction weaken 2008-04-01
- France's Veolia to fully enter Japanese waterworks market 2008-02-03
- U.S. economy still ticking, just barely 2008-02-01
- Payrolls drop for first time since 2003 2008-02-01
- Big Dig contractors to settle for $458M 2008-01-23
- China to probe alleged cover-up of worker deaths at Olympic site 2008-01-22
- Home construction plunged last year 2008-01-17
- Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB 2008-01-08
- Private sector adds 40,000 jobs in Dec: report 2008-01-03
- U.S. construction rises 0.1 percent 2008-01-02
- Housing construction hits 16-year low 2007-12-18
- Consumer spending flags, construction plummets 2007-11-30
- Home starts at 14 year low, CPI up on energy 2007-10-17
- Consumer prices up sharply in September 2007-10-17
- Depressed at work? Get a new career 2007-10-14
- Newmont to acquire Miramar for $1.53B 2007-10-09
- U.S. Economy adds 110,000 Sept jobs 2007-10-05
- FBI examining HUD secretary's ties 2007-10-04
- Consumer prices, housing drop 2007-09-19
- Survey: Companies plan to add jobs 2007-09-11
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