-
U.S. Economy: Will April Showers Bring May Flowers?
Monday, May 16, 2016 - 1:57pm | 313U.S. retail sales posted a 1.3 percent gain in April, their largest leap in more than a year. But, do the latest retail numbers mean that fear of a U.S. recession and/or a major stock market pullback is no longer in play? “This is clear evidence that consumer spending is alive and well,...
-
US Stocks Dive, Hit By Europe Crisis, Investors Take Refuge In Dollar & Bonds
Wednesday, May 5, 2010 - 5:49am | 251US stocks were at their worst yesterday as they made their biggest decline in the past three months. Worries surrounding Europe’s inability to solve Greece’s debt crisis, the investors shifted their focus from stocks and commodities to the US Treasury Bonds and the dollar. The Dow Jones Industrial...