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U.S. third-quarter economic growth revised down

Reuters US Online Report Top News 2 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy grew more slowly than first thought in the third quarter, but a fifth month of gains in house prices in September and an improvement in consumer morale signaled the anemic recovery was intact. In its second ...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce urges Obama action on trade

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 3 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama should look abroad for ways to boost jobs at home, the biggest U.S. business lobby group said on Monday, urging the administration to advance three pending free trade agreements. Trade deals with South Korea, Colombia and ...

Taiwan export orders see first rise in 13 months

AFP Asian Edition 3 days ago

Taiwan said Monday that export orders last month posted their first year-on-year hike in 13 months as demand for high-tech products picked up amid a global economic recovery. Orders in October totalled 31.75 billion US dollars, up 4.41 percent from the same ...

Obama touts Asia trade to create jobs

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Back from an Asia tour, President Barack Obama called Saturday for the United States to produce more goods to sell across the Pacific, touting trade as a way to revive the troubled US economy. Facing rising unemployment and slipping poll numbers, Obama ...

Gas Prices Remain Flat

consumeraffairs.com 5 days ago

Still higher than last November's price Consumers nationwide are paying about the same for gas as they did last Friday. The national average price of self-serve regular is $2.642 a gallon, according to AAA's Fuel Gauge Report, almost the same as last ...

UPS sets new rates for 2010

AP News 6 days ago

UPS rates for ground, air express to increase in 2010; Fuel surcharge tables to be adjusted UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, is hiking 2010 rates for ground packages by an average of 4.9 percent. The company, based in Atlanta, said ...

Fuel-efficient Goodyear tire available on Toyota

AP News 6 days ago

Goodyear fuel-efficient tire now available on Toyota Prius Goodyear said Friday the 2010 Toyota Prius now includes its fuel-efficient tire, Assurance Fuel Max, as standard equipment. The Assurance Fuel Max features a fuel-saving tread compound that helps reduce energy loss during use, ...

U.S. Q3 seen revised down on widening trade deficit

Reuters US Online Report Business News 6 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy's return to growth in the third quarter was less brisk than previously thought as the trade deficit worsened and companies still aggressively cut inventories, a Reuters survey predicted. The poll of 66 economists forecast real gross ...

With fuel demand week, refineries shutting down

AP News 6 days ago

Weak demand and rising crude prices lead to another refinery closing; 550 workers let go Refineries from New Mexico to New Jersey are under severe economic pressure because of falling demand for fuel, with a number of facilities shutting down in recent ...

Thai exports decline eases in October

AFP Asian Edition 7 days ago

Thai exports in October fell 2.98 percent year-on-year as the sector picks up after being hit hard by the global economic downturn, the commerce ministry said Friday. The figure was a big improvement on the 8.53 percent year-on-year fall in September, and ...

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