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U.S. leading economic indicators rose one percent in May, finally pointing to a recovery, the Conference Board said Thursday. Eight of the 10 indicators increased in May, led by money supply, consumer expectations and stock prices. Two other indicators held steady in May. Economists expected a gain of 0.7 percent after April s 0.1 percent gain, according to a survey conducted by CBS.MarketWatch. The leading economic index finally points to a recovery, almost a year and a
stanley quencher half after the end of the recession, said Ken Goldstein, economist at the board. But the dangers present in the first five months of the year have not disappeared completely, Goldstein said. Chief among them is a lack of business confidence. The leading index, which is designed to forecast turning points in the economy, rose 0.1 percent in April. It is possible that these two consecutive increases reflect the beginning of an upward trend, thereby ending the flat trend that began in early 2002, the board said.The coincident index rose 0.1 pe
stanley flasche rcent in May after falling in four of the previous eight months. The lagging index dropped 0.1 percent in May.In other reports released Thursday:The Labor Department reported small declines in first-time claims for jobless benefits, while the number of workers receiving checks remained at a 20-year high. T
stanley website he report showed little improvement in a sluggish labor market..The Commerce Department said the trade deficit widened in the first quarter to $136.1 bil Vptp In Bad Economy, Charities Need Bailout Too
Crude oil鈥攐r petroleum鈥攈as been used since ancient times for several purposes, mostly for dimly lighting up buildings and streets. Only after inventing the fractional distillation of oil and discovering vast mineral oil fields under the ground and sea in the 19th and 20th centuries, petroleum became the most important material for the modern nations, who could fuel all their cars, airplanes, boats鈥攁nd, of course, tanks, bombers, and warships that helped make the world safe for more oil consumption. Oil surely has changed our ci
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stanley cup becher mething un-earthly and almost totally alien. Oil wells of the Petroleum Production Company Nobel Brothers Ltd., a.k.a. Branobel, in Baku, Azerbaijan, c. 1875-1920. Branobel was one of the largest oil companies in the world at that time. Photo: Unknown/Tekniska museet Photo: Un
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