Economic Outlook
NEW YORK - The Christmas shopping season doesn't kick off for another six weeks, but retailers already are signaling they're prepared to discount aggressively to entice shoppers still skittish about spending.
BUTTE, Mont. - Some of the biggest names in business said Monday that they see a bright future for the economy, with famed investor Warren Buffett declaring the country and world will not fall back into the grips of the recession.
Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities.
NEW YORK - Stocks closed moderately lower Friday as investors' pessimistic view of the economy deepened.
NEW YORK - Industrial and technology stocks have pulled the market sharply higher after Boeing Co.
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- Europe's bruised economies search for way forward
- Disappointing tech forecasts drag stocks lower
- Few called market turn, fewer predict it will last
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- Stocks lower after economic forecast misses mark
- Stocks mostly fall; Intel news boosts tech shares
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- Stocks mixed after Intel boosts forecast
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