Jan 28th, 2010 · The number of new claims for unemployment benefits fell less than expected last week, fresh evidence of a weak job market. Demand for big-ticket manufactured goods rose modestly in December, but not enough to prevent orders from plunging by a record 20.2 percent for all of 2009.
Nov 25th, 2009 · Weekly claims for jobless benefits plunged to 466,000 last week, the lowest level in more than a year, the Labor Department said Wednesday. Separately, the Commerce Department said consumer spending rose a brisk 0.7 percent in October.
Nov 18th, 2009 · Construction of new homes plunged last month as builders waited to see whether lawmakers would extend a tax credit for homebuyers. Building permits, an indicator of future housing activity, fell 4 percent. In a separate report, consumer prices edged up 0.3 percent in October as energy and new car prices both advanced.
Nov 11th, 2009 · Brazil emerged early Wednesday from a widespread power outage that plunged its major cities into darkness for hours, prompting concern from residents about another black eye for a country hosting the 2016 Olympic Games. Power went out for more than two hours late Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and several other major cities.
Oct 16th, 2009 · A surge in the shortfall for the past federal budget year (ending Sept. 30) was caused by plunging tax revenues amid massive government spending massive amounts to stabilize the financial system and jump-start the economy.
Oct 16th, 2009 · A surge in the shortfall for the past federal budget year (ending Sept. 30) was caused by plunging tax revenues amid massive government spending massive amounts to stabilize the financial system and jump-start the economy.
Sep 15th, 2009 · At their core, novelist Dan Brown's best-selling books are treasure hunts, much the like the ones his father, a math teacher, arranged for him and his siblings. The Lost Symbol continues the tale of Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon, who is plunged into the secretive world of Freemasons.
Jul 27th, 2009 · Commentator Victor Davis Hanson says, so far, Barack Obama has plunged us further into our racial morass, not led us out of it.