The New York Times U.S. Retailers Depended on Discounts in August | Back-to-school season started off on sale, with retailers receiving new merchandise in August, and then marking it down to get it out the door. Mary Altaffer/Associated Press | Shoppers at Macy’s ... (photo: AP / Charles Rex Arbogast) Business Economy Photos US Wikipedia: Retailing The New York Times Local Chocolate, for Local Consumption | BERGL, AUSTRIA — In 1996, Josef Zotter’s bakery business in Graz, Austria, was floundering. Facing bankruptcy, he decided to close shop and go back to his roots, a village named Bergl in... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc) Austria Bakery Business Photos Wikipedia: Chocolate Top Stories The New York Times Strong Yen Helps to Fuel Germany's Export Boom | FRANKFURT — There was a touch of schadenfreude in the most recent earnings report issued by Kuka, a company based in the Bavarian city of Augsburg whose orange in... (photo: AP / Kai-Uwe Knoth, File) Currency Export Germany Photos Wikipedia: Economy of Germany The New York Times Toyota Feels Exchange-Rate Pinch as Rivals Gain | TOKYO — For all the turmoil over Toyota’s wave of recalls, the company, the world’s largest automaker, may face a bigger problem: the surging yen. | W... (photo: AP / Koji Sasahara) Automaker Currency Markets Photos Wikipedia: Toyota The New York Times R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain | LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland, the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain t... (photo: AP / Akira Suemori) Banking Britain Jobs Photos Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland The New York Times Wall Street Wanders as Traders Sort Through Data | Indexes on Wall Street were tentative Thursday, with a small dip in weekly unemployment claims failing to generate any momentum. | There was some hesitancy about extend... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Economy Markets Photos US Wikipedia: Jobless claims The New York Times Unemployment Filings Decline for a Second Week | WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of new requests for unemployment benefits declined for a second week, suggesting that the slowing economy has not prompted widespread... (photo: AP / Gregory Bull) Economy Photos US Unemployment Wikipedia: Jobless claims Asia Times Sheen wearing off Indian growth | Sep 3, 2010 Sheen wearing off Indian growth | By Kunal Kumar Kundu | BANGALORE - India's 8.8% economic growth in the three months through June ... (photo: AP / Rajesh Nirgude) Economy India Market Photos Wikipedia: Economy of India The Guardian US economic data damp down fears of new recession * Pending home sales rise 5.2 percent in July * New jobless claims fall 6,000 but still high * Second-quarter productivity revised downward * Unit labor costs up 1.1 pct,... (photo: WN) Data Fears Home Photos Wikipedia: Economic The Guardian US STOCKS SNAPSHOT-Housing, jobless claims data lift Wall St NEW YORK, Sept 2 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rose on low volume on Thursday as data showed improvement in housing and the job market a day ahead of the critical monthly payro... (photo: WN) Housing Market Payrolls Photos Wikipedia: Stocks
