China’s manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October, pointing to further signs that the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by an industry group said Sunday.
The state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers index, or PMI, rose to 55.2, nearly a full point higher than [...]
Backdrop for Obama’s announcement of fuel-efficiency grants? A couple of foreign-built trucks
Jason Reed / ReutersIn August, President Obama announced, at this event in Indiana, new funds to support the building of vehicles like the one behind him — which was manufactured in England.
F. Brinley BrutonReporter
Photographs of President Barack Obama run on a constant loop in [...]
By MIRIAM JORDAN
A coveted visa program that feeds skilled workers to top-tier U.S. technology companies and universities is on track to leave thousands of spots unfilled for the first time since 2003, a sign of how the weak economy has eroded employment even among highly trained professionals.
The program, known as H-1B, has been a [...]
W. Michael Brown has scaled back hiring plans in his Virginia auto-parts stores. Carl Redman halted an expansion project at his Oregon contracting business. Bill Hammack is preparing layoffs at his road-construction company in Georgia.
The economy remains unsteady 22 months after the recession began, with banks restricting credit and consumers hunkering down. For these [...]
$1.42 trillion federal deficit, with more to come, sows seeds of another economic crisis
By Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — What is $1.42 trillion? It’s more than the total national debt for the first 200 years of the Republic, more than the entire economy of India, almost as much as Canada’s, and more [...]
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The Dream, The Vision and The People Behind It
Delray Beach, FL—October 16, 2009– Julie and Adam Reiser, husband and wife team out of Delray Beach, Florida, not only have a solid marriage and partnership but, they have a huge brood of six active boys ranging in [...]
By RAYMUND FLANDEZ
More small businesses are looking to make the federal government a client, since it’s a smart way to diversify sources of revenue when regular clients aren’t biting. The U.S. government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the world, spending $500 billion last year. And that’s not including the additional [...]