NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Oil prices steadied on Friday, after falling more than 7 percent the day before, as stock markets recovered from early lows caused by continuing economic gloom. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Amid growing concern that a power vacuum in Washington was contributing to the global financial crisis, shares of U.S. banking giant Citigroup skidded on Friday while legislators and corporate chieftains weighed the fate of the U.S. auto industry. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Stocks rose in choppy trade on Friday as investors snapped up cut-price shares in beaten down sectors, including commodities and energy, a day after Wall Street slid to 11-year lows. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — President George W. Bush on Friday signed into law an extension of unemployment benefits, the White House said. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — The number of American workers on the unemployment rolls surged to the highest in a quarter century and a regional manufacturing gauge slumped as U.S. economic misery intensified. ... > full story
BOSTON, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Wall Street's pain is rippling through U.S. small businesses, as bankers who once pulled in million-dollar bonuses lose their jobs and cut back spending on everything from parties to home improvements. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 19, 2008 (Reuters) — Consumer prices fell at a record pace in October and new-home building slumped to fresh lows, according to government reports on Wednesday that suggested the economy likely is already in a recession that may be long and deep. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18, 2008 (Reuters) — Producer prices posted a record decline in October as weak economic growth sent energy prices tumbling and chain store sales slipped, data on Tuesday showed, while home prices fell sharply in the third quarter. ... > full story
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — The U.S. economy is in recession and will contract at a faster pace in the fourth quarter, extending the decline into early 2009 as high unemployment crimps consumer spending, a survey showed. ... > full story
NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Private-sector economists believe the U.S. economy fell into recession last spring and now expect a sharp contraction in the fourth quarter of this year after slashing their forecasts for gross domestic product, a Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia survey said on Monday. ... > full story
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Economic Evidence Points to Rough Start to Fourth Quarter Nov. 16, 2008 (RTTNews) — Underlying weakness was reconfirmed last week, with the release of a few reports that reinforced the view that the economy faces the grave threat ...
Study: Layoffs could send aftershocks Nov. 16, 2008 (Jacksonville Business Journal) — As U.S. layoffs continue to rise, employers may need to prepare for the aftershock on their remaining personnel, according to research by Sirota ...
Smoking back in AC casinos after ban Nov. 15, 2008 (ABC 7 NY (WABC)) — After a month of fresh air inside Atlantic City's 11 casinos, the smoke is back. . . A temporary smoking ban is to expire at a minute after ...
Town official refuses $25,000 pay increase Nov. 14, 2008 (Syracuse Post-Standard) — A suburban New York highway superintendent is refusing a $25,000 pay increase. . . Says Yorktown Highway Superintendent Eric DiBartolo: "In my ...
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