Hurricane Sandy keeps millions away from work in US, may cut output by $25 bn in fourth quarterAtlantic superstorm Sandy may cut US economic growth as it keeps millions of employees away from work and shuts businesses from restaurants...
01 Nov, 2012, 01.23 PM IST
US revises Q2 growth rate to 1.7% from 1.5%Correction reflects improvement in trade deficit, a pickup in household spending on utilities and the biggest gain in spending on services ...
30 Aug, 2012, 12.52 AM IST
- US: Rising unemployment accelerates foreclosure crisis
Rising unemployment is triggering home foreclosures in US, threatening Obama's efforts to end housing crisis & diminishing hopes of swift r...
17 Jul, 2009, 01.20 AM IST
- Home price decline in US eases
Home prices in 20 major US cities fell in April at a slower pace than forecast, a sign that the plunge in real estate values is abating.
01 Jul, 2009, 01.31 AM IST
- US jobless rate in March scales 25-yr high at 8.5%
The US jobless rate climbed in March to the highest level since 1983 and manufacturing shrank, putting the recession on the brink of becomi...
30 Mar, 2009, 02.15 AM IST
- Recession on track to be longest in postwar period
If the current recession lasts into April, it will go on record as the longest in the postwar era. The Great Depression I Top Banks I Globa...
09 Mar, 2009, 12.15 AM IST
- Recession on track to be longest in postwar period
If the current recession lasts into April - as it almost surely will - this one will go on record as the longest in the postwar era. The 19...
08 Mar, 2009, 07.42 PM IST
- 'US housing slump could drag on another year'
Signs are emerging that the U.S. housing market's long slump is likely to fester through the summer, and the real estate market may not rec...
09 Jul, 2008, 05.15 AM IST
- US economy crawls in Q4, fuels recession fears
The US economy weakened more than forecast in the fourth quarter as housing sank deeper into recession and consumer spending cooled.
31 Jan, 2008, 12.00 AM IST