Martin Crutsinger

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FILE- In thisTuesday, July 16, 2013, file photo, a covered vehicle sits in part of the new paint shop at Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Sterling Heights, Mich. The Commerce Department issues its second of three estimates of how fast the U.S. economy grew in the July-September quarter of 2013 on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2013. Analyst forecast that third-quarter growth will be revised to a 3.1 percent annual rate, faster than the initial estimate of 2.8 percent. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

US economy grows at 3.6 percent rate in 3rd qtr.

Martin Crutsinger · December 5, 2013 2:24 pm

Fed: US growth stays moderate during shutdown

Martin Crutsinger · December 4, 2013 7:41 pm

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, container ships wait to be off loaded in a thick fog in Oakland, Calif. The government reports on the U.S. trade deficit for October on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

US trade deficit drops to $40.6 billion in October

Martin Crutsinger · December 4, 2013 2:16 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, Jimmetta Smith, of Lithonia, Ga., right, the wife of a U.S. Marine veteran, holds her resume while talking with Rhonda Knight, a senior recruiter for Delta airlines, at a job fair for veterans and family members at the VFW Post 2681, in Marietta, Ga. The Labor Department reports on the number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits last week on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Gauge of US economy’s health edges up 0.2 percent

Associated Press, Martin Crutsinger · November 27, 2013 5:00 am

US banks earn $36 billion in third quarter

Martin Crutsinger · November 26, 2013 4:12 pm

Gov’t delays US home construction data again

Martin Crutsinger · November 25, 2013 6:48 pm

Boeing advises about engine icing problems

Martin Crutsinger · November 23, 2013 9:29 pm

Senate panel advances Yellen’s bid to lead Fed

Martin Crutsinger · November 21, 2013 9:43 pm

FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 8, 2013, file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke speaks on a panel at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. Members of the Federal Reserve agreed in October 2013, that they would likely start reducing their bond purchases in coming months if the job market improved further. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Minutes: Fed could slow bond buys in coming months

Martin Crutsinger · November 20, 2013 9:44 pm

Ben Bernanke: Public transparency vital to Fed policy

Martin Crutsinger · November 20, 2013 1:28 am

Yellen reiterates support for Fed’s bond buying

Martin Crutsinger · November 19, 2013 7:14 pm

Senate panel to vote Thursday on Yellen for Fed

Martin Crutsinger · November 18, 2013 10:20 pm