Topic: U.S. Department of Commerce

Calendar of major business events for Friday

Calendar of major business events scheduled for FridayMajor business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases retail sales for February, 8:30 a.m. WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases business inventories for January, 10 a.m. BEIJING — China releases March inflation data. Copyright 2010  AP News
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US trade gap narrows on falling imports

The US trade deficit narrowed unexpectedly in January as volume fell for the first time in five months, led by a drop in imports, the government reported Thursday. The Commerce Department said the trade deficit shrank to a seasonally adjusted 37.3 billion dollars, down from a revised 39.9 ...
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Gov't adopts formula that doubles elderly poor

The government took steps Tuesday to highlight the increasing numbers of poor Americans, adopting a revised formula that is expected to double the number of older people classified as living in poverty to nearly 1 in 5. Under the new formula, overall poverty is expected to increase from 13.2 ...
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Government sets duties on China, Indonesia coated paper

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States on Tuesday imposed preliminary duties on two goods from China, glossy magazine-quality paper and certain salts used to make fertilizer, adding to a growing list of bilateral trade disputes. The Commerce Department hit Chinese coated paper companies with countervailing duties ranging from 3.92 to ...
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