Jobless rate in county declines.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Lane County's jobless rate fell slightly in May to 5.2 percent, down from 5.4 percent in April, but still higher than a year ago, according to the state Employment Department. The increase in nonfarm employment from April to May was more...

Making it work; State's manufacturers face global competition by using their brains.
Byline: Martin Luttrell Oldcastle Precast-Chase shuttered its manufacturing facility in North Brookfield last week, laying off nearly 50 workers in a move triggered, in part, by a slowing economy. But in the same town, Quabaug Corp., another longtime manufacturer, is growing its business, producing Vibram...

MARKET TRACK; Profit-taking blamed for stocks decline.
Byline: LORENZ TAN The Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Index dropped 66.09 points or 2.32 percent to 2,777.93 mainly on profit taking despite gains in Wall Street last Thursday while the All Shares index dropped 26.11 points or 1.49 percent to close at 1,730.66. This is on the...

Pricing tactics, strategies, and outcomes; 2v.
9781845424763 Pricing tactics, strategies, and outcomes; 2v. Ed. by Michael Waldman and Justin P. Johnson. Edward Elgar Publishing 2007 1258 pages $565.00 Hardcover Business economics; 6 HF5416 Complaining that...

With growth on track, US Fed looks set to keep rates steady.
Byline: MARK FELSENTHAL WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Reuters) -- Facing a strengthening economy and moderating inflation, the Federal Reserve looks set for a stay-the-course strategy at its first policysetting meeting of the year on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Fed is expected to hold overnight interest rates...

Imports grow 4.6% year-on-year; $ 88-M trade surplus posted in Feb.
The Philippines posted an US$88-million surplus in the balance of trade in goods, with merchandise imports surging by 4.6 percent in February. "This is a turnaround from the US$211 million deficit registered in the same period a year ago," says Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Romulo Neri. ...

Exports post 12.3% growth in October at $3.75 billion.
Philippine exports accelerated in the year through October boosted by strong demand for its electronics, although the pace was lagging other major Asian rivals. Exports in October rose 12.3 percent from a year earlier, outpacing a rise of 8.4 percent in September data, government figures showed yesterday....

The good news is that the economy is flourishing despite the bad news.
The good news is that the economy is flourishing despite the bad news. The Fed has been raising interest rates, oil and commodity prices have skyrocketed, uncertainties about the Middle East have contributed to terrible consumer sentiment, and the housing market is no longer a source of strength. Yet...

County's jobless rate continues to decline.
Byline: Sherri Buri McDonald The Register-Guard Continuing its downward trend, Lane County's jobless rate dropped to 5.7 percent in April, down from 6.2 percent in March and from 8.4 percent in April 2005. A decreasing rate is typical at this time of year, when the...

Economic indicators mixed. (Stock Index).
News about the economy during the three weeks ending Sept. 9 was mixed. Favorable news included home sales growth of 4.9 percent to 6.3 million in July, well above the 2001 total of 6.2 million. Orders for durable goods, especially core capital goods, increased 8.7 percent in July, suggesting...