Consumer spending, the bulwark of economic growth, is showing signs of life as the economy transitions from recession to recovery.

ORLANDO, Fla.—-Multimedia, Inc. , the leading U.S. based international media representative, released its 2010 Media Kit today, with information and rates for all its exclusively represented media from Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

HARBOR CITY, Calif.—-Balqon Corporation , an emerging developer and manufacturer of zero emissions heavy-duty electric vehicles for Class 7 and Class 8 applications, today announced the release of its lithium-ion battery powered heavy-duty electric truck designed for use in on-highway short haul applications.

China’s manufacturing expanded at a faster pace in September, supporting an economic recovery spurred by massive stimulus spending, a survey showed Thursday.

Business confidence among Japanese companies has improved for the second straight quarter amid an emerging recovery in global trade, the central bank said Thursday.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke says federal regulators should be responsible for ensuring that the financial institutions they oversee don’t become so big and unwieldy that their failure could bring down the economy.

Lawmakers from dairy-producing states announced agreement Wednesday on $350 million in aid for struggling milk farmers. Some $290 million would go for direct support of dairy farmers under a program to be devised by the Agriculture Department, according to Rep.

The unfolding economic recovery will probably lose some momentum in the final three months of the year as rising unemployment and still hard-to-get credit weigh on consumers.

Stocks fell on Wednesday after a surprising contraction in an index of Midwest business activity, but buying of technology bellwethers like Cisco Systems Inc at the end of a strong quarter limited losses.

Shares of electronic health records company Allscripts-Misys Healthcare Solutions Inc. rose to their highest price in nearly two years after the health records company reported quarterly results above analyst estimates.