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Dow sinks nearly 680 after group says US has been in a recession since December 2007
AP Economics WritersWASHINGTON (AP) _ Most Americans sorely knew it already, but now it's official: The country is in a recession, and it's getting worse. Wall Street convulsed at the news — and a fresh batch of bad economic reports — tanking nearly 680 points....Tags: Nancy Pelosi, National Government, Business, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson
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World stock markets slump on mounting economic gloom
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ World stocks slumped Monday, giving up about half of last week's gains after a raft of weak economic data from the U.S., Europe and elsewhere renewed fears that the global economy is in the midst of a prolonged economic downturn. Waves of...Tags: Commodity Markets, New York Mercantile Exchange, Industrial Production, Foreign Exchange Market, Petroleum Industry
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Bernanke: lower rates are "feasible" but have limited economic benefit
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Monday that further interest-rate cuts are "certainly feasible," but he warned there are limits to how much such action would revive an economy likely to stay weak well into next year. The Fed'...Tags: Business, Homes, Federal Reserve, Mortgages, Unemployment
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National Bureau of Economic Research panel says US recession began in December 2007
AP Economics WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ It's official. The U.S. economy has been in a recession for the past year. The start of the downturn was announced Monday by the National Bureau of Economic Research. The NBER — a private, nonprofit research organization —...Tags: National Government, Business, Federal Reserve, Henry Paulson, World War II
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Stocks fall sharply on consumer spending worries
With the long Thanksgiving weekend over, nail biting returned to Wall Street today.
Fresh evidence of a softening global economy, along with profit-taking after last week's big rally, put a decisive end to the stock market's five-day winning streak.
The...Tags: Business, Bonds, JC Penney Company Incorporated, Federal Reserve, Globalization
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European Central Bank, Bank of England under pressure to cut aggressively amid deepening gloom
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ The European Central Bank and the Bank of England are under mounting pressure to cut interest rates aggressively this week amid signs that the economic slump will be deeper and more prolonged than previously expected. While many observers...Tags: Business, Central Bank, Inflation and Deflation, Petroleum Industry, Economy
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Japan central bank to hold extra meeting Tuesday
TOKYO (AP) _ Japan's central bank will hold an unscheduled monetary policy meeting Tuesday afternoon to discuss ways to help companies raise money amid a pullback among lenders. Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa called the meeting Monday after...Tags: Central Bank, Loans, Economic Policy
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Midwest, Plains economic index drops again
A Nebraska economist says he sees signs that the regional recession will rival the 1981-82 recession for unemployment. Professor Ernie Goss of Creighton University said the primary index from his Mid-America Economic Survey has plunged to its second...Tags: Federal Reserve, Job Layoffs, Lehigh Valley Weather, Petroleum Industry, Economic Policy
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Credit markets remain tight in US despite Fed's big rescue packages; euro zone markets loosen
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ Interest rates on three-month dollar loans between banks rose for the third day Monday, as financial companies' funding concerns lingered despite last week's announcement by the Federal Reserve it would provide hundreds of billions of...Tags: Federal Reserve, Central Bank
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UK government says it's not considering joining the euro
LONDON (AP) _ The British government is not considering adopting the euro currency, despite a statement by the head of the European Commission, Prime Minister Gordon Brown's spokesman said Monday. Spokesman Michael Ellam's statement came in response to...Tags: Gordon Brown, National Government, Government, Foreign Exchange Market, Heads of State
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Euro, pound fall against dollar as investors look to central bank meetings Thursday
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ The euro fell against the dollar on Monday as investors looked to Thursday's meetings of the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Analysts expect both banks to cut their interest rates. The 15-nation euro bought $1....Tags: Central Bank, Foreign Exchange Market, Credit Ratings
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British manufacturing output contracts at record pace in November as new orders collapse
AP Business WriterLONDON (AP) _ British manufacturing activity contracted at a record pace during November as new orders collapsed, a closely-watched survey found Monday, stoking expectations that the Bank of England may slash its benchmark interest rate by a full...
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