Stiglitz Says U.S. Recession ‘Nowhere Near’ End After GDP Jump
Bloomberg
President Barack Obama, in his weekly radio address to the nation, today called the Oct. 29 report on GDP a “good sign” and said an expanding economy is the first step to job creation. While most economists estimate the recession has ended ...
European Stocks Retreat, Extending Weekly Drop; Alcatel Falls
Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks slid, extending the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index second straight weekly decline, as Alcatel-Lucent SA posted a wider-than-estimated loss and U.S. consumer spending dropped for the first time in five month...
Obama: Fresh signs of economic growth
Washington Times
While we have a long way to go before we return to prosperity, and there will undoubtedly be ups and downs along the road, it's also true that we've come a long way," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "It is easy to forge...
Weekly Wrapup: The Web in 5 Years, Hulu's Plans, Google Wave Use Cases, And More...
ReadWriteWeb
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup - our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week - we analyze how Google CEO Eric Schmidt thinks the Web will evolve, review Hulu's latest plans to make money, investigate use cases for Google Wa...
Gold Heads for Weekly Loss as Dollar’s Strength Reduces Demand
Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Gold fell, heading for the first weekly loss since late September, as a strengthening U.S. dollar cut demand for the precious metal as an alternative asset.
TPM joins the pool and makes a splash
YAHOO!
Others, like the Weekly Standard and National Review, are not; neither has ever applied. Generally, conservative news sites have lagged behind their liberal counterparts in producing original reporting that gets pickup in the mainstream med...
Marquette trails to underdog Oak Creek in football playoff game
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
All agreed to work cooperatively and to meet weekly on this year's budget deficit, said Tom Nardelli, Walker's chief of staff. New notices to all staff targeted for layoffs were sent Friday, telling them the move has been canceled - at leas...
The New Art of Alimony
Wall Street Journal
Ms. Caggiano earned more at the time, so the court ordered her to pay $125 in weekly alimony until her death or her former husband's remarriage. Since Massachusetts is a "no-fault" divorce state, it made no difference that it was, as both p...
Rand Posts Biggest Weekly Decline Since July as Deficit Soars
Bloomberg
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The rand posted its biggest weekly drop in 3 1/2 months after the government said the budget deficit will soar and it will attempt to weaken the currency, while economic data showed the nation may still be in recessio...
European Stocks Post Biggest Weekly Drop Since July; ING Slumps
Bloomberg
Oct. 31 (Bloomberg) -- European stocks fell the most since July amid concern the European Union may impose restrictions on financial companies in return for state aid and speculation a near eight-month rally has outpaced economic-growth pro...
Police try to monitor sex offenders at Halloween
CNN
He spoke with one man, who calls a room at the Intown Suites home. Weekly rates start at $199. "They don't have to worry about background checks in places like these," Rose said as he made his way down the fluorescent-lit hallway, the faint...
AP News in Brief
Minneapolis Star Tribune
While we have a long way to go before we return to prosperity, and there will undoubtedly be ups and downs along the road, it's also true that we've come a long way," Obama said in his weekly radio and Internet address. "It is easy to forge...
New Wholesale Price Index series for more accuracy
Economic Times
However, the government will continue to release a weekly index for primary articles, and commodities in the fuel, power, light and lubricants groups. The weekly index will facilitate monitoring of prices of agricultural commodities and pet...
UPDATE 1-Obama says new data shows U.S. economy recovering
Reuters
WASHINGTON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday this week's positive job and economic growth figures proved that his big spending efforts to stimulate the economy were working. But he cautioned in his weekly radi...
