business_-_economic_figures

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Workers were more efficient in the final three months of last year, but their gains in productivity...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Builders increased their spending in December for the fifth consecutive month, offering more evidence of a turnaround...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Americans’ incomes rose last month by the most in nine months, a hopeful sign for the economy...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A weak year for the economy likely ended on a hopeful note. The economy likely grew at...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The economy is off to a fast start in 2012. The outlook for hiring is improving now...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Builders ended 2011 with a third straight year of dismal home building and the worst on record...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? U.S. factories are roaring back from the depths of the recession, cranking out more machinery, vehicles and...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? A sign that Europe’s crisis has begun to weigh on the U.S. economy emerged Friday from a...

WASHINGTON (AP) ? America’s retailers enjoyed a record 2011 and their first $400 billion sales months ever. But the final...