Economy News Feeds Feed Informer http://feed.informer.com/images/fd.gif http://feed.informer.com/ http://app.feed.informer.com/digest3/GZG3RCULXD.html Respective post owners and feed distributors http://feed.informer.com/ <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/pl_nm/us_china_usa"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.70ab6a0b0d4a4e919bd3de1c44565666-70ab6a0b0d4a4e919bd3de1c44565666-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=_pVp2FZ2pl1SWqXjxCrtMA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Lobsang Sangay, right, Prime Minister of the Tibetan government-in-exile, stands next to a portrait of the Dalai Lama as he speaks after a prayer session to remember Tibetans who have died in Tibet and as a show of solidarity for those living in Tibet, in Dharmsala, India, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2011. Chinese repression has lead to the self-immolations of nearly two dozen Tibetans and deadly clashes with Chinese authorities, the head of Tibet's government-in-exile said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Vice President Joe Biden and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping discussed the agenda for Xi's visit to the United States next week that will include a range of economic, trade, regional and global issues, the White House said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/pl_nm/us_china_usa Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/pl_nm/us_china_usa? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:33 GMT Reuters - The U.S. central bank may need to buy more bonds to bolster a housing market whose distress is at the heart of a "frustratingly slow" economic recovery, a top Federal Reserve official said on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_williams Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_usa_fed_williams? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:28 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_mortgages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20120206/i/r3861033581.jpg?x=130&y=77&q=85&sig=VgCgKK1HsDIEYDPTbcMbqw--" align="left" height="77" width="130" alt="Txera Alonso (L) and Juan Carlos Bezarra, volunteers from the pressure group Berri-Otxoak walk towards the town hall during a "Via Crucis" (Way Of The Cross) protest against unemployment, social services cuts and reduction in housing benefit, in the Spanish Basque town of Barakaldo February 6, 2012. The unemployment rate in Spain was last reported at 21.5 percent, a record 4.9 million people without jobs. The industrial costal town of Barakaldo has 18% unemployment and the benefits budget has been reduced by half in the last year, according to Berri-Otxoak. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN - Tags: BUSINESS CIVIL UNREST EMPLOYMENT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Applications for home mortgages jumped last week, fueled by increased demand for refinancing as interest rates fell, an industry group said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_mortgages Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_usa_economy_mortgages? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:37 GMT Reuters - McDonald's Corp reported a better-than-expected rise in January sales at established restaurants across the globe, as strength in the United States helped offset the impact of economic weakness in Europe. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_mcdonalds Yahoo! 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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 06:40 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.2b2c18e145e44c0eb1413801c8928cdb-2b2c18e145e44c0eb1413801c8928cdb-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=CPWTdzmb51CbkKF7cgOM3Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 photo, workers handle parts in an auto factory in Qingdao, in eastern China's Shandong province. China's government promised Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, to raise minimum wages by 13 percent a year through 2015 and to launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs. (AP Photo) CHINA OUT" border="0" /></a>AP - China's government promised Wednesday to raise minimum wages by 13 percent a year through 2015 and to launch measures to generate 45 million new jobs.</p><br clear="all"/> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/as_china_economy? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:44 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_dow_next_stop13000"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120207/capt.7590cbcb0c82479f90762d51c84e121c-7590cbcb0c82479f90762d51c84e121c-0.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=DHXLYZMzZgyuUtXFr_PTRQ--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, trader Kevin Lodewick, right, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. A strong one-day rally — caused by a deal to lock down badly needed bailout money for Greece, perhaps, or another unexpectedly positive economic report, like Friday's unemployment numbers — could put it over the 13000 mark. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was just last summer that the Dow Jones industrial average shed 2,000 points in three terrifying weeks. Investors had a host of things to worry about, including the possibility of another recession.</p><br clear="all"/> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_dow_next_stop13000 Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/us_dow_next_stop13000? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:10 GMT Reuters - German exports fell at their fastest rate in nearly three years in December and imports unexpectedly dropped, adding to signs that the euro zone sovereign debt crisis hit the region's top economy hard in the fourth quarter. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_german_trade Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_german_trade? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_economy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20120208/capt.59c431cad4224c65b66e79a24f2b206f-59c431cad4224c65b66e79a24f2b206f-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=RxyFKpLoHpRknb.HO9KMEw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="FILE - The June 25, 2004 file photo shows engineer Michel Schmidt working in the turbine head in the assembly of wind generators in Aurich, northern Germany, plant of Enercon. German export increased by 11.4 percent in 2011 to euro 1,060.1 billion (US$ 1,406 billion) as the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported Wednesday, Feb 8, 2012 on the basis of provisional data. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)" border="0" /></a>AP - German exports climbed 11.4 percent last year to top the euro1 trillion ($1.3 trillion) mark for the first time, official figures showed Wednesday, though a decline in December underlined the likelihood of slower growth ahead.</p><br clear="all"/> http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_economy Yahoo! News: Economy News http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20120208/ap_on_bi_ge/eu_germany_economy? Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:36 GMT Reuters - France's economy will register zero growth in the first quarter of this year, the Bank of France forecast on Wednesday, as the country succumbs to a slowdown throughout the euro zone. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/economy/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20120208/bs_nm/us_france_economy_bof Yahoo! 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