BOSTON, Oct 27, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments grew 44 percent annually to reach a record 117 million units in the third quarter of 2011. Samsung overtook Apple to claim top…
A Brief History of Bear Markets
By Alex Planes | More Articles
October 5, 2011
Well, it’s finally here, and we’ve had plenty of warning. The S&P 500 (INDEX: ^GSPC) officially slipped under the limbo stick that marks an “official” bear market on Oct…
U.S. ECRI Materials Prices Fall at a 7.3% Rate
By Alex Tanzi – Sep 20, 2011 10:03 AM ET
U.S. industrial prices fell 1.15 percent today, according to the ECRI materials prices daily report. The smoothed annualized growth rate, which is designed to min…
U.S. August ISM Manufacturing Report on Business (Text)
QBy Editor: Alex Tanzi – Sep 1, 2011 10:19 AM ET
Following is the text of the U.S. manufacturing conditions from the Institute for Supply Management.
August Manufacturing ISM Report On Business…
Philadelphia-Area Manufacturing Contracts Most Since 2009
August 18, 2011, 10:59 AM EDT
By Alex Kowalski
Aug. 18 (Bloomberg) — Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region unexpectedly contracted in August by the most in more than two years as orders…