commerce
| 10:00AM 1/16/2011
Nearly 60 million foreigners visited the U.S. in 2010. Where did they go? The most popular destinations included New York, Orlando, Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago. The Big Apple is particularly appealing, drawing a record 48.7 million big-spending foreign travelers.
| 7:30PM 6/10/2010
The Chicago Blackhawks brought the Stanley Cup home Thursday after their thrilling win against the Philadelphia Flyers Wednesday night, and the city was awash in excitement and anticipation for Friday -- when the city throws a parade for its newest hometown heroes.
Hawks jerseys, shirts and caps...
| 10:00AM 11/29/2009
How was Black Friday for retailers? It depends on who's counting.
ShopperTrack, which tracks store sales, reports that spending on the day after Thanksgiving was up 0.5% to $10.66 billion. The distribution of the improvement around the country was mixed, and some regions did poorly. In the West,...
| 4:00PM 3/25/2009
A good short hand for investors? "As washing machines and dryers go, so goes the U.S. economy."
With the above in mind, notch one modest, good news data point for the U.S. economy; durable goods unexpectedly rose 3.4% in February, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Wednesday, ending a six-month...