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Top Investment Tips for Beginners

Written by Access Industries If you have been able to control financial aspects such as savings, budgeting and debts, you might want …

The Power of Superbowl Commercials

By Phineas Upham The second largest day for food consumption in American isn’t Christmas or Easter. It’s the Superbowl. It’s one event …

The Origin of the YKK on Zippers

By Phineas Upham If you look closely at the zippers attached to most objects, like backpacks and sweaters, you’ll notice a small …

Data brings more focus on timing of U.S. rate hike

U.S. stock investors may be bracing for further signs next week that the Federal Reserve could increase interest rates sooner rather than later, with retail sales expected to rebound after two straight months of declines. A pickup in retail sales could show consumers are benefiting from sharply lower oil prices, but analysts say spending in February was likely curbed by unusually harsh weather in parts of the United States. Among them, Richmond Federal Reserve President Jeffrey Lacker repeated his view that the Fed should raise rates in June.

Apple’s business strategy working

Until 2001, Apple was considered an innovative computer maker. But under then chief, Steve Jobs, Apple introduced iPod in 2001 and iPhone …

Fed upbeat on U.S. economy, cites strong job gains

By Michael Flaherty and Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said the U.S. economy was expanding “at a solid pace” with strong job gains in a signal that the central bank remains on track with its plans to raise interest rates this year. The Fed repeated it would be “patient” in deciding when to raise benchmark borrowing costs from zero, though it also acknowledged a decline in certain inflation measures. After a two-day meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, policymakers struck an upbeat tone on the U.S. economy's prospects and held to their view that energy-led weakness in inflation would dissipate. “The committee, in fact, was downright bullish on current economic conditions and the outlook,” said Paul Edelstein, director of financial economics at IHS Global Insight.