economic power of self-employment felt countywide
23 May 2012, 9:10 am
( Penn State ) People in rural counties who work for themselves may add a boost to local economies, improving income and job growth, according to economists.

Poll: economic gloom returns
23 May 2012, 8:31 am
NBC/WSJ poll: economic pessimism is back, and that ties directly into Romney’s message… But these are still re-electable numbers for Obama (see Bush in 2004)… Poll also shows doubts about Romney, which Team Obama is trying to exploit… The Dems’ empathy edge… Introducing our NBC/WSJ/Telemundo oversample of Latino respondents, which comes on the very day Romney speaks at a Latino Coalition ...

The Conference Board Leading economic Index® (LEI) for Germany Increases
23 May 2012, 3:00 am
BRUSSELS, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading economic Index® (LEI) for Germany increased 0.3 percent in March to 104.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3 percent increase in February, ...

The Conference Board Leading economic Index® (LEI) for Australia Increases
22 May 2012, 7:00 pm
NEW YORK, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading economic Index® (LEI) for Australia increased 0.2 percent in March to 126.2 (2004 = 100), following no change in February, and a 1.1 ...

A look at economic developments around the globe
22 May 2012, 2:01 pm
A look at economic developments and activity in major stock markets around the world Tuesday:

India's economic growth to quicken in 2013: OECD
22 May 2012, 10:18 am
PARIS (Reuters) - India's economic growth is likely to rise to more than 7.5 percent in calendar year 2013 but continued government policy uncertainty could erode the country's longer-term growth prospects, the OECD said on Tuesday. A cyclical upturn in investment, stronger external demand and the effects of recent monetary easing will boost growth, the report said, although it warned that high ...

Argentina's long economic boom coming to an end
22 May 2012, 8:55 am
Argentina's nine-year economic expansion is slowing sharply, according to analysts, who predict growth of 2.5 percent to 3 percent this year, half the 5.1 percent projected by the government's 2012 budget and far below last year's 8.9 percent rise.

economic Confidence in U.S. Hits New High
22 May 2012, 7:55 am
At -16, the Gallup U.S. economic Confidence Index broke through a barrier last week, surpassing -17 for the first time in the four-plus years of Gallup Daily tracking. Last week's gains came entirely from the outlook component.

The Conference Board Leading economic Index® for China Increased in April
21 May 2012, 9:00 pm
BEIJING, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading economic Index® (LEI) for China increased 0.8 percent in April to 232.4 (2004 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in March and a ...

RI economic agency to meet on Schilling's company
21 May 2012, 1:53 pm
The board of Rhode Island's economic development agency will meet Monday night to discuss the finances of former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling's troubled video gaming company, whose failure would likely force the state to step in and pay its debts as part of a $75 million loan guarantee.