The Short View 5:31pm

Video: In defence of US GDP

5:10pm

US pension fund eyes selling oil holdings

Seattle investor under pressure to divest over climate change

2:04pm

US economy shrinks 0.1% on fiscal gloom

Fourth-quarter fall in GDP highlights blow to confidence

From MARKETS 6:34pm

Brent rise poses threat to fragile recovery

Rally drives oil closer to $120 ‘pain threshold’ for consumption

From WORLD 5:43pm

US pension insurer warns of rising deficit

Safety net for multi-employer schemes risks going bust, says report

A foreclosure sign is posted outside a house in Stockton, California ©Bloomberg 8:29pm

US house prices stage recovery

Hope for areas that were hardest hit

Global Market Overview from MARKETS Jan 29, 2013

Ready to read the Fed’s runes

Investors keen to hear any clues about central bank’s thinking

Jan 29, 2013

Dwindling inventories lift US home prices

Strongest annual gain since 2006 is more evidence of recovery

Jan 28, 2013

Japan relaxes restrictions on US beef

Move will lead to exports worth hundreds of millions, say experts

Jan 28, 2013

US durable goods orders surge 4.6%

Business spending edges higher despite fiscal worries

Jan 27, 2013

Flares take shine off shale boom

Industry fails to act over loss of potentially useful gas

Jan 27, 2013

Shale gas boom now visible from space

Flaring hydrocarbon plants trigger political and environmental dispute

From WORLD Jan 27, 2013

Republicans back off from Lew battle

Geithner replacement expected to be confirmed

Jan 26, 2013

Global economy remains fragile

Davos finds little agreement on prescription for growth

Jan 25, 2013

Budget cuts put US science to the test

FT Series: How financial pressures are affecting US research capacity

Jan 25, 2013

US home sales slide 7.3% in December

Overall 2012 sales record first annual gain in seven years

From COMMENT Jan 24, 2013

US taxes: Certain as death, complicated as hell

There is a growing consensus that the country’s unwieldy tax system is outdated and in desperate need of repair

From MULTIMEDIA Jan 24, 2013

Making a case for US tax reform

Tax revenues compared with other developed countries

From COMMENT Jan 24, 2013

World is right to worry about US debt

America must face up to its responsibilities, writes Kenneth Rogoff

Jan 24, 2013

US jobless figures fall to five-year low

Weekly volatility undermines positive trend

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