The economy appears to be heading into a rare, but oft-predicted, scenario of strong growth and low inflation called “Goldilocks.” While it’s been called before, experts might be right this time around.
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It’s easy to be pessimistic these days. Libya’s civil war, surging oil prices and the disaster in Japan have combined forces to send financial markets tumbling. But the cold, hard facts about the economy paint a more optimistic…
Ford reported Tuesday that its sales in February rose 14% compared to a year ago, in part due to strong sales of the revamped Ford Explorer sports-utility vehicle, the Fusion midsized sedan and the Ford Escape compact SUV. Tota…
Ford plans to invest $600 million in a Kentucky plant to build the next-generation Escape SUV, creating an 1,800 additional jobs, the automaker said Thursday. The new jobs will be added incrementally after the Louisville Assemb…
Manufacturing activity in the mid-Atlantic region unexpectedly surged in November. The Philly Fed’s Business Outlook Survey index jumped to 22.5 in November from 1 in October, its highest reading since December 2009.
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