Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Wall Street opened lower Friday after a report showed that the U.S. economy expanded less than forecast.. Just after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was lower by 33 points, the Standard and Poor’s 500 Index was flat and the [...]

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – Wall Street opened mixed to lower Friday morning following earnings reports from General Eclectic and Google that disappointed. Just after the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was flat, the S&P 500 Index was down 3 points and the NASDAQ fell [...]

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks celebrated Veteran’s Day will a strong rally. Helping markets advance was a report that showed a better than expected rise in the Consumer Confidence Index and a vote in Italy on its debt reduction plan. At 3 p.m., with just [...]

Diane Alter – AHN News Reporter New York, NY, United States (AHN) – U.S. stocks moved in and out of positive territory Friday after Thursday’s big gains, and finished the week substantially higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished the day at 12,231.02 up 22.48, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index nudged up 50 cents [...]

A new report says Missouri’s unemployment rate has fallen to its lowest point in about two years. View full post on All Stories

SOME of Scotland’s traditional industrial heartlands now make up two-fifths of Britain’s worst unemployment blackspots, a new report has today found. View full post on All Stories

Tanisha Herrin A recent report released by the U.S Department of Labor showed the unemployment rate for the state of Ohio is 9.2% with Summit County at a rate of 9.5% which is higher than the state… April 11, 2011 View full post on All Stories

Today, I issued the following statement regarding the Labor Department’s March jobs report indicating the national unemployment rate has dropped to 8.8 percent: Today’s jobs numbers are a positive sign that our economy is moving in the right direction and further evidence that tax relief, not stimulus spending, is the best way to get job [...]

The Bank of England will publish its latest quarterly inflation report which may give an indication as to when Britain could face a base rate rise. View full post on All Stories

Despite high unemployment and a slow recovery more people are planning to travel this year and they expect to spend more money than they did in 2010, according to a new report. View full post on All Stories

Stocks were mixed Wednesday after the head of the Federal Reserve said unemployment may remain high for several years. The Dow Jones industrial average eked out its eighth-straight day of gains. View full post on All Stories