Tuesday, December 29, 2009

U.S. Economy: Confidence Rises as Consumers See Brighter Future - BusinessWeek

Dec. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Confidence among U.S. consumers improved in December for a second month as Americans grew less concerned about the immediate future, pointing to an economy that will keep expanding into 2010...

Monday, December 28, 2009

U.S. retail holiday sales up 3.6 percent: report - Yahoo! News

MONTREAL (Reuters) – U.S. retailers posted a better performance during the 2009 holiday shopping season, with sales as tracked by MasterCard Advisors unit SpendingPulse up 3.6 percent...

"Last year the economy and consumer spending were in free fall. This year we're talking about an environment that has stabilized, that has seen a leveling off," said Kamalesh Rao, director of economic research at Spending Pulse...

Jobless claims, goods orders signal modest rebound - Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON – A fitful economic recovery is drawing strength from a stabilizing job market and signs that manufacturing will contribute to the rebound. The evidence signals a better-than-expected end to the year...