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InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-15-2001 06:00 PM America’s deficit in the broadest measure of trade surged to an all-time high of $435.4 billion last year as an increase in U.S. exports failed to offset a huge rise in imports of consumer goods and oil. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/544545.asp
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-14-2001 05:54 PM With the market downturn continuing to gather momentum, investors are looking for help in one of the few places they can: the Fed. Investors hope for a 75 basis-point rate cut, but on economic data alone, there is little support for a cut. But, with mounting concerns about the global financial picture, there might be a case to be made. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B6BEEA1BB%2D8FB2%2D490C%2DA6F9%2D061DEFEF0E58%7D Stock markets around the world are plunging again this week. Just how steep and how prolonged will the slide be? And what are the economic implications? (source: The Economist) http://www.economist.com/agenda/displayStory.cfm?story_id=532300 [For more news and information on global markets and the global economy, please visit the InvestorGuide Global Markets page at: http://www.investorguide.com/markets-global-wholeworldcontent.htm ] The evidence is mounting — thousands of workers being laid off, factory output shrinking and consumer confidence tumbling to a five-year low. By all conventional measures, the economy has slowed dramatically since last summer and is now teetering on the edge of recession. Yet in America’s towns and cities the signs of economic stagnation remain elusive, and the attitudes of many business people and workers are surprisingly upbeat. (source: MSNBC) http://msnbc.com/news/540015.asp
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-14-2001 05:52 PM In brief: - Inventories rose by .04% in January. The increase market the largest since October and was greater than analyst expectations of .03%. The data indicates that businesses are still struggling to adjust for the sharp decline in demand.
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-13-2001 04:32 PM In brief: - After a January buying binge, Americans tightened their belts again in February, pushing sales at the nation's retailers down by 0.2 percent, the first drop in three months.
InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator	posted 03-12-2001 02:53 PM Job growth in the US persisted and the unemployment rate did not budge from near-record lows last month, the labour department said in a surprising report on Friday that showed continued resilience in the US economy. (source: Financial Times) http://news.ft.com/ft/gx.cgi/ftc?pagename=View&c=Article&cid=FT3VX29Z3KC&live=true&tagid=IXLYK5HZ8CC
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-09-2001 05:59 PM In brief: - The Labor Department reported Friday that the nation's unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent in February. Total payrolls increased by 135,000 workers last month, down from the 224,000 jobs added the month before but well above the increase of 75,000 many analysts were expecting.
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-09-2001 10:07 AM Some of the nation's biggest retailers, including Wal-Mart, Federated Department Stores (Macy's and Bloomindales), Sears, and Gap, reported sluggish February sales Thursday, reflecting caution among consumers as the economy slowed further early in 2001. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/03/08/companies/storesales/
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-07-2001 06:22 PM Alan Greenspan keeps leaning on one idea to convince Fed watchers that the U.S. economy isn't destined for collapse: productivity. The Fed chairman says technology is driving an unprecedented boom in worker productivity, and the trend shows no signs of stopping. (source: USA Today) http://usatoday.com/money/bcovwed.htm
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-07-2001 06:18 PM In a key five-year economic blueprint unveiled here this week, Beijing's Communist leaders promised to scale back government, dismantle unprofitable state-owned enterprises, make way for private firms and investors, and welcome competition from foreign multinational corporations. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32560-2001Mar6.html In Brief: - The Fed's Beige Book said that most parts of the country experienced sluggish growth in February, but that there are signs that better days lie ahead.
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-07-2001 10:13 AM In Brief: - Americans' productivity, a key measure of rising living standards, slowed to a 2.2 percent rate of growth in the last three months of 2000. - Orders to U.S. factories fell 3.8 percent in January to their lowest level in 14 months, fresh evidence that manufacturers continue to struggle during the economic slowdown.
InvestorGuide Weekly Administrator	posted 03-05-2001 04:15 PM If you're looking for economic data or information, you may want to check out The Short Run, a new website that takes its name from Keynes's familiar line: "in the long run we are all dead." The site focuses exclusively on the economy, offering users original articles, book reviews, charting tools, an online classroom and an updated "Fed Watch" that monitors Alan Greenspan's every move. There's also a small section devoted to the financial markets. http://www.theshortrun.com
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-02-2001 05:44 PM The news keeps getting worse for Japan's crumbling economy. New data today reinforced fears of recession and drove the Nikkei to its lowest levels in nearly 16 years. (source: MarketWatch) http://cbs.marketwatch.com/news/story.asp?guid=%7B8D740B6D%2DD405%2D429B%2DA0FD%2D0AE3FC26F536%7D Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, who lent crucial support to the President Bush's tax cut program in January, on Friday repeated his belief that cutting taxes is a preferred use for the ballooning federal surpluses. (source: Washington Post) http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A13686-2001Mar2.html In Brief: - The House approved legislation yesterday that would revamp the nation's bankruptcy law by making it harder for consumers to wipe out their debts. The bill -- which was pushed by the credit card industry and opposed by consumer groups -- is the first major piece of legislation to come out of the House in the new Congress. The House passed bankruptcy law legislation supported by the credit card industry. The new bill will make it harder for individual consumers to erase their debts.
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 03-01-2001 06:07 PM US incomes, which include wages, interest and government benefits, shot up 0.6% in January, following a 0.4% rise in December. But consumer spending grew even faster at 0.7%, bringing the personal savings rate to its lowest level on record. (source: USA Today) http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2001-03-01-income.htm In Brief: - The National Association of Purchasing Management said its index of business conditions rose to 41.9% in February from 41.2% in January, indicating that the US economy is in a recession for the second straight month.
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 02-28-2001 06:06 PM Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress Wednesday that the slowdown plaguing the U.S. economy "has yet to run its full course," despite the central bank's two interest rate cuts last month intended to stimulate growth. (source: CNNfn) http://cnnfn.cnn.com/2001/02/28/economy/greenspan/ The U.S. economy grew at a weaker pace than previously thought during the last three months of 2000, the government said Wednesday in a report showing sluggish growth heading into the new year. The government reported GDP growth of 1.1%, revised down from earlier estimates of 1.4%. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/537038.asp Has the Federal Reserve thrown in the towel on a developing recession in the United States? That’s one way to read the cheerless — almost fatalistic — comments of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan Wednesday before Congress. His message to Wall Street and the nation: The current economic retrenchment has to run its course, and the Fed is not likely to take extraordinary action of any sort unless "fear" and "non-rational behavior" begin driving the markets. (source: MSNBC) http://www.msnbc.com/news/537146.asp
InvestorGuide Daily Administrator	posted 02-27-2001 05:59 PM In Brief: - The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 106.8 in February, down from 115.7 in January. The February confidence level is the lowest in more than four years, as increased pessimism about jobs and the economy continues. - U.S. orders for long-lasting goods dropped 6 percent last month to their lowest level in a year and a half, reflecting a big drop in demand for commercial aircraft and aviation parts.

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