Sales of U.S. Existing Homes Fall More Than Forecast Sales of U.S. previously owned homes slumped more than forecast in July and the number of unsold houses swelled, evidence the market is depressed by foreclosures and limited job growth. Read more on BusinessWeek
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Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks hope for optimism in Wal-Mart, housing
Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks hope for optimism in Wal-Mart, housing Investors will look next week to results from several big-name U.S. companies, as well as key economic reports, to inject fresh optimism into a market newly beset by worries about global growth. Read more on Market Watch
MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks See-saw As Growth Worries Linger
MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks See-saw As Growth Worries Linger MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks See-saw As Growth Worries Linger Read more on FOX Business
Case Interview on U.S. Housing Market
Case Interview on U.S. Housing Market July 27 (Bloomberg) — Karl Case, an economics professor at Wellesley College and co-creator of the S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index, discusses the U.S. housing market. Read more on Bloomberg
IMF says U.S. recovering but sees unemployment, housing risks
IMF says U.S. recovering but sees unemployment, housing risks High unemployment and a moribund housing market are constraining the U.S. economic recovery, while the public debt looms large on the horizon and needs to be addressed, the International Monetary Fund said on Thursday. Read more on Reuters via Yahoo! News
U.S. housing market remains fragile despite low mortgage rates
U.S. housing market remains fragile despite low mortgage rates After showing signs of a fledgling recovery from the worst downturn in decades, the U.S. housing market appears to be heading back toward the doldrums, as the expiration of a lucrative tax credit for buyers and increased uncertainty about the economy cause home sales to plummet. [...]
MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Crumple As Economic Worries Persist
MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Crumple As Economic Worries Persist MARKET SNAPSHOT: U.S. Stocks Crumple As Economic Worries Persist Read more on FOX Business
Housing Starts in U.S. Fell to 593,000 Pace in May (Update2)
Housing Starts in U.S. Fell to 593,000 Pace in May (Update2) Builders broke ground on fewer U.S. homes in May than anticipated after the expiration of a tax credit, indicating the real-estate market will struggle without government incentives. Read more on BusinessWeek
U.S. Stocks Drop on Growing Concern Over Europe, Economic Data
U.S. Stocks Drop on Growing Concern Over Europe, Economic Data May 22 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks fell this week, sending the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a three-month low, on growing uncertainty over European leaders’ plans to halt the debt crisis and economic data that raised doubts about the strength of the economic recovery. [...]
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-15 05:15 U.S. foreclosure actions spike in Q1 despite aid
(AFX UK Focus) 2010-04-15 05:15 U.S. foreclosure actions spike in Q1 despite aid By Lynn Adler Read more on Interactive Investor
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