Economic News

Eagle Eye Opener: Germany Cuts 2013 Economic Growth Forecast; J.P. Morgan Outperforms Q4 Projections; Apple’s Share Price Falls Again

Germany's government had predicted 2013 growth of about 1 percent but more than halved it to .4 percent...

Eagle Eye Opener: Global Recovery Begins; U.S. Powers China’s Exports; Samsung May Entice Investors

Paced by good news from the planet’s two largest economies, global indexes moved higher yesterday and continue on...

Daily Data Flow: Jobs Report Boosts Stocks; Post Office Needs New Bailout; Oil Futures Gain

U.S. stocks rose, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to the highest level since December 2007, after...

Eagle Eye Opener: ‘Goldilocks’ Number; Wall Street Guessed Wrong; Service Firms Grow

The December jobs report showed the economy added 155,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate ticked up...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; Private Sector Jobs Surge; Fed Is Wary of Stimulus Side Effects

U.S. stocks fell, erasing earlier gains, after Federal Reserve policy makers said at the latest meeting they probably...

Eagle Eye Opener: One Expert Likes Gold and Equities; Wheat Prices Hit Seven-Month High; U.S. Manufacturers Rebound

With the fiscal cliff agreement safely finished, many U.S. investors now believe that smooth sailing lies ahead for...

PowerTrend Brief: One Eye on “Fiscal Cliff” Conversations, another on PowerTrend Data Points

The last week of the year tends to be a quiet one, but that was not the case...

Eagle Eye Opener: U.S. Retail Sales Growth Slows; China Spends Way out of Slump; Volkswagon to Battle GM in China

Investors in U.S. retail company stocks ended the year with a lump of coal in their stockings as...

PowerTrend Brief: Sharpening the Investing Pencil Heading into 2013

The last five trading days of the year tend to be reflective ones for investors as they look...