Capital Economics

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  U.S. Adds 88K Jobs, a 9-Month Low

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  April 5, 2013

  The slowdown may signal that the economy is heading into a weak spring.

• U.S. Economy Shrinks 0.1% in Q4, First Time Since 2009

  By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER, AP Economics Writer  |  January 30, 2013

  The Commerce Department said the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1% mainly because companies restocked at a slower rate and the government slashed defense spending.

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  Economy Added 163K Jobs in July, but Rate Rose to 8.3%

  By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press  |  August 3, 2012

  July's hiring was the best since February. Still, the economy has added an average of 151,000 jobs a month this year — enough to keep up with population growth but not enough to drive down the unemployment rate.

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  It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like 2011

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  April 13, 2012

  Echoing warnings by the hedge fund manager George Soros and the WTO, the Financial Times points to similarities in market moves over the past three years.

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  Fears Grow Over European Recession as Indexes Drop

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  October 24, 2011

  Recession looms as manufacturing, services output fall. Roubini says European leaders committing ‘growth hara-kiri’

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  Growth in French Economy Grinds to a Halt in Q2

  By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne  |  August 12, 2011

  Despite the fact that economists had expected growth of 0.3% in the French economy in Q2, consumers cut back and there was no growth at all for the period.

• Construction Spending Surges; Manufacturing Index Dips

  By Staff Writer  |  June 2, 2010

  The economic recovery gained strength on the biggest rise in construction spending in nearly a decade and the 10th straight month of expansion for the manufacturing sector.