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US wholesale prices rose more than expected in January, according to government data published Friday, as services costs were lifted by a jump in the index for hospital outpatient care. The "major factor" behind the rise in the services index was the 2.2 percent monthly rise in hospital outpatient care, while a range of other services also rose, the Labor Department said in a statement.
US manufactured goods orders remained unchanged in December, with primary metals orders up and transportation equipment orders down. Durable goods orders for November were revised slightly higher. The figure for December was below expectations. Primary metals orders rose 1.4 percent, while transportation and defense aircraft orders declined.
good morning to you. it is thursday, august 11 now. this is "american morning." lot going on today. let's get right to it, folks. >> good morning, good morning. so much for comeback. haven't seen these kind of wild swings on wall street since the darkest days of the financial meltdown. the dow diving 520 points yesterday. this time fueled by fears or at least triggered by fears. that france is on a verge of a credit downgrade. every day it seems to be something new trying terg sell-off or the buying. that's because this is a global economy. your investments feel it here. wild swings....
this "american morning.". busy weekend. good morning, august 1st. a lot going on today. >> it was an agonizing weekend and we were all up late last night. e-mails flying at midnight. >> it was busy. >> but things are a little brighter today than they were last night and saturday night and a little brighter. >> tiny bit. we start with that possible break-through in the debt ceiling crisis. in a few hours the house and senate are expected to vote on a plan by president obama and congressional leaders to raise america's borrowing limit in exchange for massive spending cuts. >> i want ...
Europe's debt zone to a raft of earnings. it's got to be a big week for the business world. what have we got coming up? let's take a look at the key numbers. starting today, it's going to be a very big day in brussels today. the 17 eurozone finance ministers are meeting, and they're going to debate whether to increase the emergency fund for the block's struggling economies. right now there's $586 billion to play with in that pot, but some analysts say it should be more than double that to protect the eu's most vulnerable members. and certainly this is a story which just continues, the eu debt ...