All Posts Tagged With: "consumer spending"

Former Hedge Fund Manager Reveals Plan to Repair Banking System

The economic house of the United States is ready to collapse upon itself, leaving us exposed and defenseless against the next Great Depression. Bureaucratic handymen…

25Feb2009 | Money Morning | 0 comments | Continued

Is the Consumer Confident?

There are literally hundreds of economic reports issued every week relating to everything from new and used home sales to consumer and producer prices, employment…

14Jan2009 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | Continued

Silver and Gold

More Than Just A Christmas Carol

Silver and gold, silver and gold
Ev’ryone wishes for silver and gold
How do you measure its worth?
Just by the pleasure it…

24Dec2008 | Oxbury Research | 0 comments | Continued

Stocks fall sharply on consumer spending worries

By SARA LEPRO
AP Business Writer

(AP:NEW YORK) Investors uneasy about the holiday shopping season gave Monday back some of Wall Street’s recent gains, sending the Dow…

1Dec2008 | INO | 0 comments | Continued

4 new reports reveal battered economy

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER
AP Economics Writer

(AP:WASHINGTON) The government released a quartet of reports Wednesday that paint a bleak picture of the nation’s economy: Jobless claims remain at…

26Nov2008 | INO | 0 comments | Continued

U.S. Markets Dive on Deepening Recession Fears

Weak U.S. retail sales sent domestic markets plunging yesterday (Wednesday), as worries about a deepening recession intensified. 

All three major U.S. indices ended the day…

16Oct2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Slowdown in Consumer Spending Could Lead to Recession by Year-End

Consumer spending, responsible for the bulk of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), slowed in July as the effects of the government’s stimulus package tapered off.

The…

1Sep2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Diamonds in the Rough: Two Luxury Brands Ready to Shine

Luxury jeweler Tiffany & Co. (TIF) yesterday (Thursday) followed in the footsteps of other high-end brands when it announced strong fiscal second quarter results.

Tiffany’s net…

29Aug2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Invest in Eggs During a Recession

Turning Eggs into Dollars

Somebody asked this question on TickerHound a few months ago (just as the market began to take a dive):

What are some good…

24Jul2008 | The Penny Sleuth | Comments Off | Continued

Consumer Spending Threatened by High Prices and Lower Wages

Consumer spending, which accounts for more than 70% of the economy, will be seriously threatened in the months ahead, as prices continue to rise, wages…

22Jul2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Economy Enters Dangerous Waters as Job Losses Mount in June

Payrolls tumbled for the sixth consecutive month in June, bringing the total number of job losses in the first half of the year to 438,000.…

7Jul2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued

Consumer Sentiment at Lowest Level Since Stagflation Era

Mirroring the stagflation of the early 1980s, consumer sentiment hit its lowest level since that time period this month as short-term inflation continues to ramp up.

The…

19May2008 | Money Morning | Comments Off | Continued
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