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US out of recession as economy grows by 3.5 percent
Global Crisis News | October 30th 2009 by Greg
After four successive quarters of contraction, the US economy grew by 3.5 percent in the third quarter from July to September this year, signaling the end of the recession. The growth is mainly attributed to the initiatives taken by the government t read more
U.S. Economy Grows for First Time in Over a Year
The Debt Gazette | October 30th 2009 by Frank Fitton
The recession might not be over, but at least the contraction is. In the 3rd quarter our nation’s economy expanded for the first time in over a year. The nation’s gross domestic product expanded at an annual rate of 3.5 percent for the qu read more
US durable goods orders rise 1% in September
Stock Preacher Makes Simple Changes for it's Subscribers | October 29th 2009 by Jack Rozen
Orders for US durable goods rebounded in September, a positive sign for the manufacturing sector, according to government data released Wednesday. The Commerce Department said new orders for manufactured durable goods expected to last at least three read more
End Of Recession?
Boom2Bust.com | October 29th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
In case you haven’t heard the news yet, the headlines are proclaiming the U.S. recession over. From the Associated Press’ Jeannine Aversa this morning: The economy grew at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter, the best showing in two y read more
New home sales in the USA drop 3.6% in September
Stock Preacher Makes Simple Changes for it's Subscribers | October 29th 2009 by Jack Rozen
US new home sales dropped in September as the government’s tax credit for 1st time home buyers is about to expire, according to official data released on Wednesday. The Commerce Department said sales decreased 3.6% to a seasonally adjusted annu read more
Weak Home Sales Suggest a Slog of a Recovery
FHA Loan Rates | October 28th 2009 by hendro iskandar
The Commerce Department reports that September new-home sales fell 4 percent from August. read more
Surprise drop in new home sales
Related News & Stories - MashGet | October 28th 2009
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Sales of newly built homes fell unexpectedly in September after rising for five straight months, according to government figures released Wednesday.The Commerce Department said new home sales fell 3.6% to a seasonally-adjus read more
New home sales fall a surprising 3.6 percent
Related News & Stories - MashGet | October 28th 2009
WASHINGTON -- Sales of new U.S. homes dropped unexpectedly last month as the effects of a temporary tax credit for first-time owners started to wane.The Commerce Department said Wednesday that sales fell 3.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual ra read more
US -- Housing Starts Remain Flat in September
BuzzBuzzHome's Blog! | October 20th 2009 by BuzzBuzzHome
(Source: National Association of Homebuilders) Nationwide housing production remained virtually unchanged in September, edging up half of a percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 590,000 units, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures read more
Obama, Like Bill Clinton, Wants China to Get U.S. Missile Technol…
Just Politics..? | October 16th 2009 by Harrison
Obama imitates Clinton-era policy of selling missile technology to the Chinese. Related posts:Bill Clinton and the “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy” (Again)China Supplies, We DemandMore than all the Tea in ChinaThank Reagan and Bush, not Oba read more
Retail Sales Fall, but Not as Bad as Expected
The Debt Gazette | October 14th 2009 by Frank Fitton
Today the Commerce Department released their figures on retail sales for the month of September. The numbers showed a 1.5 percent decline for the month. At first glance that might seem like a bad thing, but when you delve further into the statistics read more
UK businesses sweating at the thought of a postal strike.
Financial News | October 12th 2009 by Mark
The announcement made before the weekend that that 121,000 Royal Mail staff had voted overwhelmingly for national strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions had UK business owners and managers in a sweat. Companies fear that national action, on to read more
Federal Government is Holding a Public Meeting on Taser Guns
Electronic Village | October 10th 2009 by Wayne Hicks
Drumbeats from Narmer brought us information about this upcoming hearing entitled, "Electroshock Weapons Measurement Methods and Issues".AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), United States Department of Commerce.ACTION: Noti read more
The Bailout Program And The Dead Mule
Our Changing Globe | October 8th 2009 by Michael Redbourn
Should politicians be limited to two terms, one in office & one in prison? Two hillbillies named Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in the Oxford Eagle newspaper in Oxford, MS. and bought a mule for $100. The farmer agreed to deliver the m read more
Top Ten Smart Grid Privacy Concerns
Information Security Resources | September 29th 2009 by Anthony M. Freed
By Rebecca Herold (The Privacy Professor) CIPP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, FLMI I have had the great opportunity to participate in the NIST Smart Grid privacy standards group since July… During this time I’ve learned so much about the plans fo read more
Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke Says Recession Over
The Debt Gazette | September 16th 2009 by Frank Fitton
The recession has hit everyone in this country like a ton of bricks. People’s property values have plummeted, many have lost their jobs, and their once prosperous portfolios are now not enough to carry them through. Everyday people are searchin read more
Retail Sales Increase in August
The Debt Gazette | September 15th 2009 by Frank Fitton
It is starting to seem like almost every day we get a sign that maybe our country is getting out of the recession, only to be followed by another sign that we continue to linger in the recession. That being said, positive signs are always welcome and read more
US$ continues falling against major currencies
Explaining the Dow Jones Industril Average | September 11th 2009 by Jack Rozen
The USD continued falling against major currencies on Thursday amid better-than-expected employment data and rising US stocks. US Initial Jobless claims fell to 550,000 last week from 576,000 in the previous week, the Labor Department reported on Thu read more
June trade deficit rises to $ 27B, increased imports
Business Weblog | August 12th 2009 by deden
U.S. The trade deficit rose slightly in June as imports grew for the first time in 11 months, another sign that the worst recession since World War II is beginning to loosen its control over the economy. The Commerce Department said Wednesday that th read more
Things Are Getting Worse More Slowly
Our Changing Globe | August 8th 2009 by Michael Redbourn
Simply A Slower Decline A quick glance at the economic headlines would lead one to believe that America is now on the road to recovery, but even a cursory glance at the details reveals that this is not the case. The Pace Of Job Losses Slowed 1) read more
Job Losses Slow to 247000 in July
unemployed usa | August 7th 2009 by Stella Maria
Non-farm payrolls fell by 247,000 in July, the Labor Department reported this morning, far fewer than many economists had anticipated and the unemployment rate dipped to 9.4 percent from 9.5 percent... here is your summary read more
2010 Census will count gay couples
Gayboomers | August 5th 2009 by Don Will
By James Withers, contributing editor, 365Gay Blog 08.04.2009 11:47am EDT Census family Remember a few months back when it was announced that gay couples, even married ones, were going to be listed as “unmarried partners” in the 2010 Census? read more
Recession Eases, Consumer-Spending Slump Deepens
Our Happy Money | August 1st 2009 by yulianto
The worst U.S. economic slump since the Great Depression abated in the second quarter as government spending programs started to kick in, while the sharpest pullback by consumers since 1980 augured a muted recovery. Gross domestic product shrank at a read more
Homes for Sale: As Prices Drop, New Home Sales Soar
PIC Current | July 29th 2009 by Colin
by Alexis Cala, PICurrent Assistant Producer New home sales made a big jump last month. They’re the highest they’ve been in nearly a decade. The housing market looks like it’s trying to make a comeback, according to a report from the read more
New home sales spike as prices fall, tax credits offered
Housing Chronicles | July 27th 2009 by Patrick Duffy
Sales of new homes rose by an unexpectedly high 11% during June -- the largest monthly rise in eight years, according to the Commerce Dept.HOWEVER (and this is an important note that's never noted in these stories), is that the sample size that's use read more
Commerce Department to Work with ICANN and VeriSign to Enhance th…
Inter5.Org Research | June 5th 2009 by Derek Gordon
NIST: "The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that the two agencies are working with the Internet Corporation for A read more
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