Showing posts with label rise. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rise. Show all posts
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Rise In Jobless Claims Boosts Fed Easing Expectations

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From MSNMoney.com: New U.S. claims for jobless benefits rose last week, hardening the view the central bank will pump more money into th...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Consumer Prices Rise, but Underlying Trend Flat

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From MSN Money.com: Underlying inflation pressures were muted in August, keeping deflation fears alive, even though a rise in food and e...
Saturday, August 21, 2010

Jobless Claims Hit Half A Million

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In a disappointing turn of events, the number of people applying for unemployment benefits hit half a million last week. The represents th...
Thursday, August 12, 2010

New Claims for Unemployment Aid Reach 484K

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Last week, claims for unemployment benefits rose to the highest point in over 5 months. Although a drop was anticipated, instead claims ro...
Wednesday, June 09, 2010

Gold Prices Hit New Record

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From CNN Money.com: Gold prices climbed to a new record Tuesday as Europe's debt troubles sparked demand for perceived safe havens, ...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

U.S., U.K. Move Closer to Losing Rating, Moody’s Says

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From Bloomberg.com: The U.S. and the U.K. have moved “substantially” closer to losing their AAA credit ratings as the cost of servicing t...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Mortgage Rates on 30-Year U.S. Loans Rise to 5.05

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According to Bloomberg.com , US mortgage rates climbed for the first time in nearly a month; this increased the cost of borrowing and cause...
Thursday, January 21, 2010

Initial Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Rise

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From Yahoo Finance : A surprising jump in first-time claims for unemployment benefits is a painful reminder that jobs remain scarce six...

Permit Request Jump, Signaling Construction Increases

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The number of new building permit requests unexpectedly jumped in the U.S. this past December. The U.S. Commerce Department made the annou...
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Fewer Banks Tightened Lending Standards Last Quarter, Federal Reserve Says

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From the Los Angeles Times: Fewer U.S. banks tightened lending standards for companies and consumers in the third quarter as the economy ...

Job Openings Rise, But Hiring Still Weak

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Although the real estate industry is showing signs of improvement, high unemployment is still troubling this country. According to new rep...
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Foreclosures: 'Worst Three Months of All Time'

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Despite suggestions that the housing crisis was cooling off, a new report is claiming that the third quarter of this year was actually the...
Monday, October 05, 2009

Personal Bankruptcy Filings Soar

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From the Wall Street Journal : Consumer bankruptcies topped one million for the first nine months of this year, the highest point since ...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Unemployment Among Youths Skyrockets to 52.2%

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It was recently announced that the unemployment rate for young Americans (between 16 and 24 years old) has increased to a staggering 52.2%...
Wednesday, September 09, 2009

More Than 350,000 Homeowners Aided by Federal Mortgage Program

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According to reports released this morning, federal mortgage programs have aided a surprisingly large amount of homeowners in the country....
Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Obama Raises 2010 Deficit Estimate to $1.5 Trillion Obama Raises 2010 Deficit Estimate to $1.5 Trillion

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According to Bloomberg.com , the unemployment rate is expected to surge to 10 percent, while the budget deficit is predicted to be a stagge...
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Tax Credit For Home Purchase Could Rise

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A couple of weeks ago, I published an article on the pros and cons of buying a home in 2009 , and one of the major pros on the list was t...