http://insurancent.com/blog Economic Business Finance Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:09:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en An increasingly likely playoff berth and fan interest in hockey after the Vancouver Olympics could be accounting for the increase in attendance at Phoenix Coyotes games. The Coyotes, which have won two straight games, drew a crowd of just under 15,000 on Saturday against the Anaheim Ducks and 12,400 ... http://insurancent.com/blog/coyotes-see-uptick-in-fan-attendance/ President Obama was stumping once again Tuesday for his plan to reimburse homeowners who invest in energy efficiency and create jobs.But the president's plan offered less money than had been previously hoped.'It's going to be politically difficult to get this done," Obama said at a speech at Savannah ... http://insurancent.com/blog/obama-pushes-home-efficiency-rebates/ Australian manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in more than two years, adding to evidence of economic rebound that may prompt the central bank to boost borrowing costs tomorrow for the fourth time in five meetings. The performance of manufacturing index rose to 53.8 points in February ... http://insurancent.com/blog/australian-manufacturing-expands-at-fastest-pace-in-two-years/ Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke sought to defuse congressional efforts to audit monetary policy by backing the release of more information on emergency aid to investment banks and corporations. The Fed will support legislation to let government auditors probe six temporary programs created to combat the ... http://insurancent.com/blog/bernanke-transparency-offer-may-not-defuse-calls-for-audits/ Ever thought of the possibility that you could live to be 100? Maybe you don't want to hit the century mark, but more of us will, which means that we have to start today to ensure that we have enough money to sustain us in that long retirement. ... http://insurancent.com/blog/longevity-means-more-spending-in-retirement/ Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region expanded in February for a sixth straight month as orders surged to the highest level in more than five years, another sign that factories are leading the economic recovery. The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s general economic index rose to 17.6 from ... http://insurancent.com/blog/philadelphia-manufacturing-accelerated-in-february/ Japan’s economy grew faster than economists anticipated last quarter, reducing the risk of falling back into a recession even as deflation intensifies. Gross domestic product rose at an annual 4.6 percent pace in the three months ended Dec. 31, the Cabinet Office said in Tokyo today, more ... http://insurancent.com/blog/japan%e2%80%99s-economy-grows-faster-than-anticipated-46-on-exports/ Novelis Inc. is relocating its North American headquarters from Cleveland to Atlanta, bringing 80 jobs to the city. The company announced the move late Thursday. Novelis, an aluminum products giant that has been a major supplier of bottlers of The Coca-Cola Co., said it will consolidate its North American ... http://insurancent.com/blog/novelis-bringing-north-american-hq-to-atlanta/ Within the next month, a subsidiary of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency is expected to award a new round of loans aimed at aiding minority-run businesses. David Kerchoff, ECIDA assistant treasurer, said 89 applications were received for this year's $500,000 loan pool, under the minority entrepreneur program. From ... http://insurancent.com/blog/ecida-plans-new-round-of-minority-loans/ Pfizer Inc., fresh from buying fellow drugmaker Wyeth and already deep into integrating its operations, posted on Wednesday a 34 percent jump in revenue, but about $3.2 billion in acquisition charges and higher costs across the board weighed down profits. The maker of Viagra and cholesterol fighter Lipitor, ... http://insurancent.com/blog/pfizers-revenue-is-up-34-percent/