US stocks close lower on Greece default threats

Source: Marketwatch
US shares fell on Friday, making the biggest daily decline in 2012 as investors digested news EU finance ministers postponed rescue package until legal implementation of austerity plan. S&P 500 index dropped 0.7% or 9.31 points to 1,342.64, Dow Jones Industrial Average index also slipped 0.7% or 89.23 points to 12,801.23 and Nasdaq Composite lost 0.8% or 23.35 points to 2,903.88. 

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:51:44 GMT

US trade gap widens to 6 month record high

US trade deficit broadened 3.7% in December, reaching USD 48.8 billion, a record high since June. Economists questioned by Marketwatch predicted a deficit increase equal USD 48.5 billion. In total for year 2011, the deficit was USD 558 billion or 11.6% higher than in 2010. Exports added 14.5% to USD 2.1 trillion while imports of services and goods climbed 13.8%

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:22:47 GMT

US consumer confidence declines more than expected in February

US customer confidence fell more than predicted in early February as improving employment data did not manage to offset worries about steady wages. The consumer sentiment index, estimated by Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan decreased from 75 last month to 72.5 in February. Analysts earlier predicted the index to be at 74.8. The unexpected drop is associated with the surge in crude price

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