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US Trade Deficit Dropped in May

Posted by AbbySmith on Jul 12th, 2012

The trade deficit in the United States decreased in May from April. This was due to cheaper oil that decreased imports and an increase in exports to China and Europe. Economists warned that the global economy had weakened since May. Economists... More of this article »

US Job Openings Increase after April Drop

Posted by AbbySmith on Jul 12th, 2012

Job openings increased in May right after the drop experienced in April. This data eased concerns regarding the job market in the United States. Open positions increased by 195,000 to 3.64 million. The data countered that of the Labor... More of this article »

Boeing Gets $7.2 Billion Order for New 737s

Posted by AbbySmith on Jul 10th, 2012

Boeing got a good start at the opening of the Farnborough air show. It got a $7.2 billion order from Steven Udvar-Hazy’s Air Lease Corp. for its new fuel-efficient 737 MAX. The 75 plane order is for 60 of the Max 8 model and 15 of... More of this article »

Investors Confident with the United States

Posted by AbbySmith on Jul 10th, 2012

Global business confidence has cooled down last month as a result of the euro zone debt crisis. But the investors are still optimistic about the economy of the United States. This is according to a survey made by financial information... More of this article »

Government Demands for Twitter User Data on the Rise

Posted by AbbySmith on Jul 3rd, 2012

Twitter released its first transparency report Monday and it revealed that the United States leads when it comes to government demands for user data. According to the report, the US government filed 679 requests in the first half of... More of this article »