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BUSINESS / NEWS Wed May 28, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months although the unexpected increase still left activity near the lowest level in 17 years. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April to a se.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Jun 8, 2007 @ 1:15pm neoform

FOX News -- The trade deficit dropped sharply in April even though the politically sensitive imbalance with China increased to the highest level in three months. Strong overseas demand pushed American exports to an all-time high. The Commerce Department reported F.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu May 24, 2007 @ 8:03pm neoform

FOX News -- Sales of new homes surged in April by the biggest amount in 14 years, but the median price of a new home dropped by the largest amount on record. The mixed signals left no clear picture of whether the worst of the nation's housing slump is over. The Co.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Wed May 16, 2007 @ 10:50pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- Housing starts edged up in April, but permits, a better indicator of housing market health, plunged to the lowest pace in nearly a decade The news from the U.S. Census Bureau that housing starts actually increased in April was surprising, to say the le.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Sat May 12, 2007 @ 2:48pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- On tap: April consumer price, industrial production, and housing construction data, plus May regional factory activity and consumer sentiment The Federal Reserve remains focused on inflation. In the statement after the May 9 monetary policy meeting, th.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri May 4, 2007 @ 9:42am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Spring is usually the hot time for home sales. But this year, March results were terrible—and April and May don't look much better Maybe you guessed it, but now it's official: The housing market has not hit bottom. Poor home sales in cold-and-quiet F.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri May 4, 2007 @ 9:42am neoform

BusinessWeek -- April auto sales were worse than expected for some manufacturers, but it was pretty terrible all around April was indeed the cruelest month for automakers as many consumers stayed on the sidelines in the face of stagnant home values and rising gas pric.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Mar 19, 2007 @ 12:09am neoform

Denver Post -- THAT BRONZED LOOK, IN A FLASH | Donna Gewitz of Maryland takes a photo of her 17-year-old daughter, Ashley, as she gets a spray-on tan at the Fantasy Tan booth during the International Beauty Show last week in New York. (AP / Mary Altaffer) The deadlin.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Feb 6, 2007 @ 12:06pm neoform

CBC -- Peter Currie, the Nortel Networks chief financial officer who helped clean up major accounting problems at the company, is leaving at the end of April... Read More