U.S. retailers' sales rise in May, spending stays moderate Jun 7th, 2013 - 00:20h (CET +01.00) By Phil Wahba NEW YORK (Reuters) - Major U.S. retail chains, including Costco Wholesale Corp and Victoria's Secret, on Thursday reported sales increases for May that suggested consumer spending continues to improve moderately. Costco said sales ... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : retailers', sales, rise, spending, stays, moderate, Top Keywords

Stocks edge lower after Americans cut spending May 31st, 2013 - 17:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks edged lower in early trading on Wall Street Friday after the government reported that Americans cut back on spending last month for the first time in almost a year. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, edge, lower, americans, spending, moderate, Top Keywords

Consumer spending falls, inflation subdued May 31st, 2013 - 14:50h (CET +01.00) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer spending fell in April for the first time in almost a year and inflation pressures were subdued, pointing to a slowdown in economic activity that should see the Federal Reserve maintaining its monetary stimulus for a w... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : consumer, spending, falls, inflation, subdued, moderate, Top Keywords

Osborne says seven government departments agree spending cuts May 28th, 2013 - 10:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - British chancellor George Osborne said seven government departments have agreed to spending cuts of up to 10 percent as part of a spending review, the next big challenge as he tries to shrink the national budget deficit. Osborne sa... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : osborne, says, government, departments, agree, spending, cuts, Top Keywords

Stocks up in midday trading as spending rises Apr 29th, 2013 - 18:40h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Technology companies led the stock market higher Monday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index back up to the record high it reached earlier this month. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, midday, trading, spending, rises, spending, cuts, Top Keywords

Stocks up in early trading as spending rises Apr 29th, 2013 - 16:50h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - A pair of encouraging economic reports helped propel the stock market up in early trading on Monday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, early, trading, spending, rises, spending, cuts, Top Keywords

Stocks open higher as consumer spending rises Apr 29th, 2013 - 16:10h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks are edging higher in early trading on Wall Street as investors were encouraged by an increase in consumer spending last month. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : stocks, open, higher, consumer, spending, rises, cuts, Top Keywords

World military spending drops in 2012 Apr 15th, 2013 - 12:20h (CET +01.00) STOCKHOLM (AP) - Global military spending dipped last year for the first time since 1998 as defense outlays shrank in the West but rose in Russia, China and the Middle East, a Swedish-based arms watchdog said Monday. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : world, military, spending, drops, 2012, rises, cuts, Top Keywords

Britain to devolve public spending to boost growth Mar 18th, 2013 - 01:30h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - A plan to devolve potentially billions of pounds of public spending to local authorities and businesses in Britain to boost a stagnant economy won a green light from the government on Monday. The Treasury said the coalition governm... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : britain, devolve, public, spending, boost, growth, cuts, Top Keywords

Dow Jones record may boost spending by wealthy; others still wary Mar 6th, 2013 - 03:00h (CET +01.00) NEW YORK (Reuters) - About an hour after the Dow Jones industrial average hit a record high on Tuesday, Overland Park, Kansas-based financial adviser Brad Stratton got an e-mail from a client asking how she could "make hay while the sun shines.&... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : jones, record, boost, spending, wealthy, others, still, wary, Top Keywords