The world economy is poised for more of the same in 2011: booming growth in China, India and Brazil, and a sluggish crawl in much of the rest of the developed world. Here are the five most important factors driving sluggish eco…
The more lenient lending policies enacted by the Federal Reserve last month have so far failed to increase demand from small businesses, indicating that the federal government’s attempts to spur the U.S. economy through more ag…
A key index that measures small business lending rose 16% in September, its second consecutive month of double-digit increases. That rise in the Thomson Reuters/PayNet Small Business Lending Index is a strong signal that the U…
The pace of manufacturing activity unexpectedly accelerated in October, the Institute for Supply Management said Monday, and key measures for new orders, production, and employment also showed signs of increasing strength.
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Consumer outlays increased at the best pace in about four years — providing some hope that the expansion can continue. The rise from the second-quarter rate of 1.7% was in line with economists’ expectations. Soaring imports w…