By Li Qiaoyi The National Day holiday saw a substantial increase in consumer spending over last year, signaling the economic recovery has a solid grounding, a senior analyst said Friday. The retail sales of consumer goods during the eight-day holiday reached 570 billion yuan ($83.5 billion), up ...
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 12 - President Cristina Fernandez has implemented a battery of measures to boost consumer spending, even urging Argentines to shop to save their jobs, but slumping confidence in the government is undermining...
BUENOS AIRES, Feb 12 - President Cristina Fernandez has implemented a battery of measures to boost consumer spending, even urging Argentines to shop to save their jobs, but slumping confidence in the government is undermining...
U.S. stock index futures rose on Thursday as a stronger-than-expected profit from technology bellwether IBM suggested that the credit turmoil is not stifling all business demand...
* IBM lends boost to investor sentiment, stock up * Treasury said to be eyeing ownership stakes in banks. * Jobless claims, productivity data on tap * Financials in focus after short selling ban expires...
Refiles to fix diary entry on productivity data in the 10th paragraph as that economic indicator is not due this Thursday) * IBM lends boost to investor sentiment, stock up * Treasury said to be...
Commerce Minister Chen Deming Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Tuesday that China's program to subsidize consumers when they replace their old vehicles and home appliances with new ones could lead to more than 500 billion yuan in spending. Under the program, consumers who trade in their used mi...
Commerce Minister Chen Deming Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Tuesday that China's program to subsidize consumers when they replace their old vehicles and home appliances with new ones could lead to more than 500 billion yuan in spending. Under the program, consumers who trade in their used mi...
* Fiscal deficit to balloon to 6.8 percent of GDP this year * Deficit, borrowing needs larger than markets had expected * Bond yields rise, stocks fall nearly 6 percent, rupee weakens * Spending to...
* Fiscal deficit to balloon to 6.8 pct of GDP this year * Deficit, borrowing needs larger than markets had expected * Bond yields rise, stocks fall nearly 6 pct, rupee weakens * Spending to...