Rising retail sales are adding to the list of positive economic developments as 2010 winds down. But how important are holiday sales in the larger scheme of things? Investors may be giving too much credit to what turns out to …
Initial jobless claims rose 26,000 to 436,000 in the latest week, but Labor Department officials caution that the report contains a seasonal adjustment associated with the Thanksgiving Day holiday. The more-telling four week av…
Among Thursday’s top online stories for investors: Is employment coming back? Are we still in danger of a double-dip recession? Is the U.S. economy on fire?
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Asian markets climbed higher Thursday as positive numbers out of the U.S. triggered a spike in investor confidence. In Japan the Nikkei 225 Index surged 1.8% and in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index rose 0.9%. China’s Shanghai Comp…
With high-speed Internet access becoming ubiquitous, today’s telecommuters can live just about anywhere. DailyFinance has gone hunting for the cities that offer the best combination of urban charm, culture and recreation, at pr…