economy

“So here we have the answer to the current crisis. Print money. I'm afraid, for all of those who thought Barack Obama was offering a bright new future, you should be deeply disappointed, as this is apparently the course that source...

“With the consumer economy in the toilet, it's no surprise the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas -- early next month -- is shrinking. The Consumer Electronics Association says it'll be smaller than the 2008 or 2007 shows, which were its source...

“ Japan's globalisation has so far been outbound only. The next step is to open up the economy to foreign capital and labour—or face another fight with deflation, says Kyohei Morita. In an interview with FinanceAsia, the chief economist at source...

“BY THE TIME THE ECONOMY HAD WRUNG OUT the excesses of the Internet bubble, Silicon Valley-or more precisely, California's Santa Clara County-had lost 200,000 jobs, or more than 20% of its total job base. At one point in 2002, its source...

“Bernanke yesterday said he may use less conventional policies, such as buying Treasury securities, to revive the economy, because his room to lower the main U.S. rate from the current 1 percent level is “obviously limited.” Even so, reducing the source...

“ The economy is in bad shape around the world, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the game industry will follow everyone else down the tubes. Entertainment purchases typically remain strong even in times of financial crises—movies and dancing were source...

“ One problem is that over the past 25 years the U.S. has become the "consumer of last resort" for the world economy. Imports have risen from the equivalent of 9% of gross domestic product to almost 19%. Even more source...

“For the first time in seven years, Japan has slipped into a recession. Slowly the US economy has been taking its toll on Japan, as well as the rest of Asian financial markets, which has led to today’s 4.6% drop source...

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“But the selling accelerated in the afternoon after the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) confirmed what many have long believed - that the nation is in a recession. According to the NBER, the official body that calls economic cycles, source...

Early bird shoppers filed into U.S. stores on Thanksgiving day on Thursday, drawn by bargains from retailers who hope to salvage what could be a disastrous holiday sales season. The holiday weekend will test the strength of consumer sentiment, a more...

“Gottheil pegged the debut of a lower-priced laptop at sometime in the first six months of 2009, and said that the most likely price point would be $599. He based that on comments a month ago by Apple CEO Steve source...

“Japan’s policy makers generally procrastinated considerably in terms of implementing any kind of stimulative measures, as well as prematurely reversing the benign impact of policies which had some earlier success. In terms of monetary policy, the BOJ did not actually source...

“NEW YORK Growth in online ad spending has significantly decelerated, leading industry analyst firm eMarketer to lower its revenue expectations for 2009. Per eMarketer, online ad spending will climb by 8.9 percent next year, from $23.6 billion to $25.7 billion. source...