MEXICO CITY, May 17 (Reuters) - Mexico's government on Friday lowered its 2013 economic growth forecast to 3.1 percent, citing disappointing first quarter growth data in Latin America's No.2 economy.

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.S. car makers lost market share in Europe in April, in a month where the overall European car market improved for the first time since September 2011, according to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation was pri

U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation was primarily gas-prone.

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation

A first close can be a very happy milestone for those on the fundraising trail. Unfortunately, the first close is also becoming more elusive, according to new findings from the private equity data provider Preqin.The post PE Funds Increasingly Strugg

All four economic data releases missed expectations today. First, the scoreboard: Dow Jones: 15,231.84, -43.85, (-0.29%) S&P 500: 1,650.42, -8.36, (-0.50%) Nasdaq: 3,465.24, -6.38, (-0.18%) And now, the

* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years * Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economic readings * U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat crops By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity market

* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years* Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economicreadings* U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat cropsBy Carole VaporeanNEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity markets sli

* Gold falls for sixth sessions, first time in four years * Oil gains as dollar drops after soft U.S. economic readings * U.S. drought shrinks, may be too late for some wheat crops By Carole Vaporean NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Most commodity market

The latest data from Eurostat shows that fewer than half of the eurozone’s economies are now growing. Real GDP in the EZ as a whole was 0.4 percent lower in the first quarter of 2013 than a year earlier. The worst news came from the bloc’

SAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) - Economic activity in Brazil accelerated in the first quarter, central bank data showed on Thursday, adding to signs that a gradual recovery has gained steam after...

This century’s first decade was first since 1960s in which European immigrants outstripped those from Asia and the Middle East, census data show

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a positive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economy accelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrast to an enduring recession in the euro zone which was keeping the euro in the doldr

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a positive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economy accelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrast to an enduring...

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a positive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economy accelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrast to an enduring recession in the euro zone which was keeping the euro in t

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a positive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economy accelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrast to an enduring...

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a positive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economy accelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrast to an enduring recession in the euro zone which was keeping the euro in t

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to apositive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economyaccelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrastto an enduring recession in the euro zone which was keeping theeuro in the d

SYDNEY, May 16 (Reuters) - Asian shares got off to a positive start on Thursday after data showed Japan's economy accelerated in the first three months of the year, in contrast to an enduring recession in the euro zone which was keeping the euro in t

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Japan's economy expanded at a faster-than-expected rate in the first quarter of 2013, driven by higher household consumption and exports, showed government data released Thursday. The gross domestic product grew 0.9% in the

New data released by the New York Federal Reserve Bank shows that the percentage of delinquent student loans dropped slightly in the first quarter of...

How much salary do you need to earn in order to purchase the median-priced home in your metro area? To find out, HSH.com took the National Association of Realtors’ 2013 first quarter data for median home prices as well as our 2013 fir

Weak global economic data lent positive momentum to Treasurys Wednesday, putting the safe-haven debt on track for its first day of gains in a week.

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasurys rose Wednesday morning after data showed that the euro-zone economy continued to contract. Euro-zone GDP dropped 0.2% in the first quarter of 2013, even though Germany's GDP gained a slight 0.1%. As prices climbed,

European shares rose on Wednesday despite data showing the eurozone economy contracted slightly more than expected in the first quarter.

ATHENS, May 15 (Reuters) - Greece's economy shrank 5.3 percent in the first quarter as expected, data showed on Wednesday, as austerity measures demanded by the country's foreign lenders continued to...

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Gross domestic product for the euro zone contracted by a worse-than-expected 0.2% in the first quarter of 2013, keeping the region mired in recession, data from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, showed on

PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - France maintained its forecast of 0.1 percent growth this year after data on Wednesday showed its economy slid into recession in the first quarter.

European stock markets struggle for direction on Wednesday, after gross-domestic-product data show Germany just narrowly avoided contraction in the first quarter, while France slip into a triple-dip recession.

SOFIA, May 15 (Reuters) - The Bulgarian economy edged up in the first quarter by 0.1 percent versus the previous three months, statistics office flash estimate data showed on Wednesday.

Data released Tuesday showed that the twin engines of European growth continue to diverge.    

* Euro breaks $1.29 after weak German data * Dollar rises above 102.50 yen * European shares resilient after weak euro zone Q1 growth data By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Surprisingly weak first quarter economic growth numbers from Germ

* Euro breaks $1.29 after weak German data * Dollar rises above 102.50 yen * European shares resilient after weak euro zone Q1 growth data By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Surprisingly weak first quarter economic growth numbers from Germ

* Euro breaks $1.29 after weak German data * Dollar rises above 102.50 yen * European shares resilient after weak euro zone Q1 growth data By Richard Hubbard LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) - Surprisingly weak first quarter economic growth numbers from Germ

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European stock markets struggled for direction in early action on Wednesday, after gross-domestic-product data showed Germany just narrowly avoided contraction in the first quarter, while France slipped into recession. The Sto

BERLIN/PARIS, May 15 (Reuters) - Germany's economy crept back into growth in the first quarter of the year, after a sharp contraction at the end of 2012, while France slipped into recession, data...

Automatic Data Processing's former chief executive, Gary C. Butler, had a criminal charge of domestic violence dismissed last year in South Carolina after participating in a program for first-time offenders.

First quarter global phone sales data is in, and it's not good news for the Finnish device maker.

After Facebook acquired Instagram in September, one of its first major policy changes was to drop support for photo-sharing on Twitter — ostensibly a rival to Instagram for photo-sharing. That had a pronounced effect, according to data from Sim

The latest Chinese data shows a disappointing start to the second quarter. First, a quick round-up of the latest data from China: Over the weekend we saw industrial production rise 9.3% in April, below expectations but above March's numbers. Societe

The euro slipped below $1.30 over the weekend and began Monday morning trading at $1.2987 as markets prepared for a host of economic indicators to be released this week.Most notably, Eurostat will release the region's first quarter GDP data, due out

Last week's post reported on the correct "Dow Up" prediction from the Google Trends prediction. The method was described in the posts preceding that, the first describing the new "Big Data" flavor of the raw Google Trends material, and the secon

Bloomberg Editor-In-Chief Matthew Winkler has a column up today at Bloomberg.com addressing the burgeoning "spying" scandal, in which it's been revealed that some Bloomberg reporters used information gleaned from the Bloomberg Terminal (regarding cli

The CMS releases hospital pricing data for the first time, and outrage ensues.

When the Jerry Sandusky scandal broke in 2011, many wondered if the athletic program at Penn State would survive. A closer look at revenues shows that the athletic program is doing just fine. Data collected by USA Today shows that the Penn State athl

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) - U.S. stocks ended moderately lower on Thursday, halting Wall Street's record-setting streak, even as data showed that weekly jobless claims fell to a five-year low. "We've come a long way in the first four-and-a-half months o

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The delinquency rate on U.S. home mortgages rose in the first quarter as more homeowners fell behind on payments for the first time, data from an industry group showed on Thursday.

The delinquency rate on U.S. home mortgages rose in the first quarter as more homeowners fell behind on payments for the first time, data from an industry group showed on Thursday.