Tag: Commerce

In this Nov. 14, 2013, file photo, President Obama speaks at ArcelorMittal, a steel mill in Cleveland. The Commerce Department released its third-quarter growth rate Dec. 20 and found The t.S. economy grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2011 and significantly higher than previously believed. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

US economy expands at 4.1 percent rate

Martin Crutsinger · December 20, 2013 5:00 am

In this Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013 photo, construction continues on a new single family home in Mount Lebanon, Pa. The Commerce Department reports the pace at which builders broke ground on homes in November on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

US home construction hits highest pace in 5 years

Christopher Rugaber · December 18, 2013 5:00 am

In this Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013, photo, Chris Busch, multichannel sales support manager at an Oklahoma City Best Buy store, moves inventory at the store in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013. The government reports how much U.S. businesses adjusted their stockpiles in October on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

US businesses’ stockpiles jump in October by most in 9 months

Washington Examiner · December 12, 2013 5:00 am

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013, file photo, container ships wait to be off-loaded in a thick fog at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif. The Commerce Department reports how much wholesalers adjusted their stockpiles in October and how much their sales changed, on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Commerce: US wholesale stockpiles grow 1.4 percent in October

Washington Examiner · December 10, 2013 5:00 am

A chemist is seen working in a lab where medicines are being produced at a Cipla manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Mumbai, India. (AP File)

India’s drug patent violations block its path to world economic power status

Grace-Marie Turner · November 5, 2013 5:00 am

The project has broad support on both sides of the aisle, despite its financial maladies. The Corps estimates the project will yield $640 million in economic benefits annually, largely through reduced transportation costs. (AP Photo/Paducah Sun, John Wampler)

Energy and Environment

Costs overflow for Kentucky dam

Zack Colman · November 1, 2013 4:00 am

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama gestures while speaking in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. Just two weeks after Obama saw his Democratic party put up an unyielding front against Republicans, his coalition is showing signs of stress. From health care to spying to pending budget deals, many congressional Democrats are challenging the administration and pushing for measures that the White House has not embraced. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)

Obama to announce effort to woo foreign investment

Meghashyam Mali · October 31, 2013 4:00 am

Interest in the Arctic is higher today than ever. Covering one-sixth of the world's land mass and vast expanses of sea, it contains a wealth of untapped resources from minerals like rare earths and uranium to gushers of oil and natural resources. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

America is leaving itself out in the Arctic cold

James Jay Carafano · October 28, 2013 4:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Chamber of Commerce sees chance to ‘effect meaningful change’ in budget fights

Sean Higgins · October 8, 2013 4:00 am

President nominates ex-Ohio mayor for commerce job

President nominates ex-Ohio mayor for commerce job

Associated Press · September 14, 2013 4:00 am

John Arensmeyer, CEO of Small Business Majority, a non-profit advocacy group that vigorously supports President Obama, posed for AP Photographer Jacquelyn Martin on July 11, 2o12.

Obama’s small business advocate has big credibility problems

Richard Pollock · August 13, 2013 4:00 am

United States economic growth remained weak but exceeded analystsâ expectations in the second quarter, growing at an annual rate of 1.7 percent, according to initial estimates provided by the Commerce Department Wednesday morning. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Gross domestic product increases at 1.7 percent rate in second quarter

Joseph Lawler · July 31, 2013 4:00 am