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BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 13, 2008 @ 8:20am neoform

MSNBC -- Nearly 60 percent more U.S. homes faced foreclosure in February than in the same month last year, with Nevada, California and Florida showing the highest foreclosure rates, a research firm said Wednesday. A total of 223,651 homes across the nation rece.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Mar 14, 2008 @ 8:15am neoform

BusinessWeek -- An unexpected decline on the month indicates that consumers are digging in their heels, adding to recession fears Amid rising prices for gasoline and other essentials, a weakening labor market, and continued turmoil in financial markets, a report on re.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Mar 11, 2008 @ 8:21am neoform

BBC News -- China's inflation hit 8.7% in February, the highest rate in over 11 years, the National Statistics Bureau said. Soaring food prices were driving inflation, up 23.3% in February against the previous year, the bureau said. It attributed the jump to sn.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 6, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

BusinessWeek -- Will the February employment report confirm the Street's recession fears? Action Economics sees modest growth in payrolls for the month Plummeting consumer and factory sentiment readings in February have raised the ante for the month's U.S. employment.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Mon Mar 26, 2007 @ 10:18am neoform

BusinessWeek -- On tap: February new home sales, durable goods, and personal income figures, and March consumer sentiment readings The financial markets are betting a softer economy, led by housing, will push the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates back to 4.75% (fr.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Mar 23, 2007 @ 8:48pm neoform

BusinessWeek -- The surprising surge in existing home sales for the month could ease market fears about the housing sector At least one segment of the housing market continues to display resilience. A report from the National Association of Realtors released Mar. 23 s.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Tue Mar 20, 2007 @ 3:48pm neoform

BBC News -- The US housing market had had a boost after government figures showed that construction of new homes rose faster than analysts had expected in February. New housing starts were up 9% from January, the Commerce Department said. There are concerns abo.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 1:38am neoform

USA Today -- Inflation at the wholesale level surged in February, pushed higher by a big jump in energy prices and the largest increase in food costs in more than three years. Wholesale prices rose 1.3% last month, the biggest increase since November, the Labor Dep.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Fri Mar 16, 2007 @ 1:09am neoform

SF Gate -- The Bay Area housing market continued to sputter last month as home prices remained flat and sales fell, continuing a slide of more than two years. The median in the Bay Area's nine counties rose just 0.3 percent in February to $620,000 from $618,000,.. Read More

BUSINESS / NEWS Thu Mar 15, 2007 @ 9:27am mrmdc

BBC News -- US producer prices have jumped by more than analysts forecast in February. According to the latest Labor Department figures, prices climbed by 1.3% in February compared to last year. In January, prices dipped by 0.6%. The driving force behind the in.. Read More