Topic: Nariman Behravesh
The US economy grew more slowly than originally thought in the third quarter as businesses slashed inventory spending, official data showed Tuesday.The Commerce Department cut its growth rate to 2.0 percent from the first 2.5 percent estimate of a ...
Today's employment report is dismal. It may not be fatal, but it's the most discouraging update for jobs from the Labor Department since the Great...
From McDonald's burgers in the United States to sugar in Bolivia and chilis in Indonesia, food prices across the globe are soaring.But consumers and governments should brace themselves for even higher prices, experts warn, as demand in populous emerging economies ...
0 Number of the day . 3. . That's how many takeover deals worth $25 billion or more have been announced this year, the fewest since 2002...
If the economic recovery seems like a mirage, you're not imagining things.. "It's a recovery, yes," says Nariman Behravesh, chief economist for forecasting firm IHS Global Insight. A Federal Reserve study of the past three recessions found that employment, income ...
Hard-hit counties in Sun Belt struggle to begin an economic rebound, AP stress map showsOn the surface, economic stress in some of the Sun Belt's hardest-hit counties appeared to ease in November. But beneath some positive numbers is a region struggling ...
Prompted by Greg Mankiw's reading list, which I blogged about earlier this week, I did some serious browsing through two of the books.. Nariman Behravesh's Spin-Free Economics is THE book I'll recommend when I'm asked to recommend a ...
Unemployment rolls grow for the 10th week in a row; glimmers of economic hope fade a bitHopes that the economy may be poised for a recovery got a splash of reality Thursday: "There is no sign of recovery here, and claims are ...
Economist, financial planner and consumer weigh inThe government wants you to spend, and spend now witness all the incentives Washington is dangling before prospective home and car buyers. Conversely, when the economy is chugging along and many consumers would be well-served to ...
Obama's assumptions have economists asking if 'Rosy Scenario' is back in townThe administration insists it isn't so, but some private economists are wondering if the Obama administration has brought " Rosy Scenario" back to town.In unveiling his budget, President Barack ...