America's Top Employers To Add Jobs
San Francisco, CA, Dec. 30--With the gathering winds of an economic expansion at their backs, many top U.S. employers are entertaining adding to their worker ranks in 2004.
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Holiday Retail Sales Meet Expectations
New York, NY, Dec. 29--Official sales numbers won't be known for several weeks, but consumers' retail spending grew 6.5% for the Thanksgiving-to-Christmas shopping season.
GDP Growth Holds At 8.2%
Washington, DC, Dec. 23--The government left its estimate for third-quarter gross domestic product growth unchanged in a final reading.
Solutia Granted $85M In Bankruptcy Financing
St. Louis, MO, Dec. 20--Solutia Inc. was granted access Friday to $85 million in bankruptcy financing, dearly important funds for a company whose liquidity had dwindled to about $20 million.
Solutia Chapter 11 Update
St. Louis, MO, Dec. 19--Solutia Inc. edged closer Thursday evening to gaining access to $75 million in bankruptcy financing, with the judge overseeing the specialty chemicals maker's newly filed Chapter 11 case.
NAHB Expects Housing Market To Remain Strong
Washington, DC, Dec. 18--Coming off one of the housing market’s best years in history in 2003, the nation’s home builders expect to stay nearly as busy next year.
Solutia Files Voluntary Petition For Chapter 11 Re
St. Louis, MO, Dec. 17--Solutia Inc. announced today that it and 14 of its U.S. subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Housing Starts Rise In November
Washington, DC, Dec. 16--Housing starts rose 4.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 2.070 million homes in November, the Commerce Department said Tuesday.
Greenspan: China Isn't Costing U.S. Jobs
Washington, DC, Dec. 15--Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said Thursday that a rise in the value of China's currency against the dollar probably would have little impact on America's soaring trade deficit or the loss of U.S. manufacturing j
Retail Sales Bounce Back
Washington, DC, Dec. 11--Retails sales bounced back in November amid an increase in demand at auto dealers and electronics stores.