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U.S. Manufacturing Is Building Hopes for Earnings — and Jobs
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.06, 2011, under Towing
The U.S. manufacturing sector is a sight for sore eyes: After more than a year of expansion, it’s still growing, as American factories continue to churn out the equipment, machines and products that emerging-market nations need to develop their infrastructures.
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U.S. Manufacturing Is Building Hopes for Earnings — and Jobs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:00:00.
Inflation Seems Like a Safe Prediction, but It’s Hardly So Simple
by Vishesh Kumar on Feb.22, 2011, under Towing
Given an economy gaining steam and a vast expansion in the money supply, it’s easy to assume a wave of inflation is up next. The causes of inflation, however, are anything but straightforward — which is something investors need to remember.
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Inflation Seems Like a Safe Prediction, but It’s Hardly So Simple originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:00:00.
Stocks Keep Rolling for Another Weekly Gain
by Dan Burrows on Feb.18, 2011, under Towing
Stocks closed broadly if modestly higher Friday on light volume as traders avoided making any big bets ahead of a long holiday weekend. The equity markets closed up for the third straight day and extended their winning ways to a third consecutive week.
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Stocks Keep Rolling for Another Weekly Gain originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:20:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Investing, Campbell Soup Company, Stocks in the News, Market News, Caterpillar
The Untold Story of the U.S. Trade Deficit: Rising Exports
by Joseph Lazzaro on Feb.16, 2011, under Towing
The U.S. trade gap widened to just under $500 billion in 2010, but that obscures impressive growth in global sales of U.S. goods. And the outlook for 2011 is even better. Still, to reach a trade surplus, America must solve two serious problems.
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The Untold Story of the U.S. Trade Deficit: Rising Exports originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 11:00:00.
Filed Under: Energy, Columns, Economy, General Electric , Boeing, Deere & Co
Week in Preview: Fed Policy Meeting, GDP, Housing Data and Earning Galore
by Trey Thoelcke on Jan.23, 2011, under Towing
With corporate earnings season in full swing — watch for McDonalds, along with Catepillar, Amazon and other — and with the Fed meeting on interest rates, the GDP estimate and housing numbers coming out — the week ahead is expected to be quite busy.
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Week in Preview: Fed Policy Meeting, GDP, Housing Data and Earning Galore originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 23 Jan 2011 15:10:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Earnings, Microsoft, American Express, McDonald’s, Chevron, Caterpillar







