The U.S. Import Price Index advanced 0.2 percent in February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor, as a 0.6 percent increase in nonpetroleum prices more than offset a 1.5 percent downturn in petroleum prices. Prices for U.S. exports rose 0.9 percent in February after increasing 1.2 percent the previous month.
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in February before seasonal adjustment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The February level of 211.693 (1982-84=100) was 4.0 percent higher than in February 2007.
Based on information received from members and member organizations, short interest increased to 16,009,687,994 from 14,956,961,052 on February 29, 2008.
Forrester Research estimates that 38% of mobile phone users in Western Europe will use the mobile Internet by 2013. This equates to 125 million Europeans.
48% of Americans are unwilling to spend even a penny more in gasoline taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says a new nationwide survey released today by the National Center for Public Policy Research.
Two-thirds of US adults surveyed think at least sometimes about how much they need to save and invest for retirement, according to the January 2008 ING-commissioned "Retirement Number Study" conducted by Ipsos.
Fixed mortgage rates fell sharply in the past week, with the average conforming 30-year fixed mortgage rate now 5.98 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey of large lenders, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.38 discount and origination points.
Sixty-five million Americans depend on broadband services for work, education, entertainment and communications. But too many other Americans have no access to broadband services, according to a new telecom industry survey.
