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• U.S. consumer spending rises, new home sales slump

  
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending rose in November as incomes recorded their biggest gain in six months, but a surprise drop in new home sales to a seven-month low was a reminder that the economic recovery would be bumpy. Read the full story here…..
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• Jobless claims fall, durables orders rise

  
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods excluding transportation surged in November, and applications for jobless benefits fell last week, pointing to a firmly entrenched economic recovery. Read the full story here….
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• Chinas retail sales expected to pick up in coming months

  
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  BEIJING: Despite a bleak global economic climate over the past year, Chinas retail sales in October rose 16.2 per cent year-on-year to US$171 billion (1.17 trillion yuan).
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• Currency News – Thursday, 24 December 2009

  
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  Economic News USD – Dollar Take Losses Following Home Sales Report According to a new report released yesterday, new home sales in the U.S. have fallen to a 7-month low. Despite the numerous positive indicators that have been released in recent weeks regarding the U.S., investor confidence in the American recovery ...
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• There’s A Very Good Reason Why The New Home Sales Data Plunged In November

  
  Mortgage Chili Blog for Lake Mary Real Estate and Longwood Real Estate — Authority: 123
  One day after November’s Existing Home Sales report blew away estimates , the Census Bureau’s related New Homes Sales report failed to impress. A “new home” is a home that is newly-constructed; not bought as a resale. In a lackluster showing, New Home Sales dropped 11 percent in November, falling to the ...
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• Home Inventories Plummet, Foreshadowing Higher Prices By Spring 2010

  
  Mortgage Chili Blog for Lake Mary Real Estate and Longwood Real Estate — Authority: 123
  Home resales are soaring. For the 4th consecutive month, the Existing Home Sales report revealed what today’s buyers and sellers already know — there’s a lot of buyer activity right now. Existing Home Sales surged 7-plus percent in November , posting its largest number of recorded sales in 33 months.  Sales ...
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• New Home Sales Foreclose In November

  
  The Debt Free Advocate — Authority: 132
  Well, yesterday we reported that existing homes sales were up causing the stock market to rise, but today there was a different story for new home sales. Unexpectedly, new home sales fell like a rock in November according to a disappointing government report released today. New home sales came down hard in ...
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• Hong Kongs property market likely to face a bubble burst in 2010, say economists

  
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  HONG KONG: Economists warn that Hong Kongs property market is facing a possible bubble burst in 2010. This comes after property deals in the city hit record highs in 2009.
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• Hong Kong cruise terminal to begin operation in 2013

  
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  HONG KONG: Hong Kong will start building its new Kai Tak Cruise Terminal next year in the hopes of developing into a premier cruise hub in the region.
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• Indias economy expected to grow by 7% in 2010

  
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  NEW DELHI: Indias economy was booming at 9 per cent or more in the last three years. However, it was hurt by the global economic slowdown and the government had to step in with fiscal stimulus packages.
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• Currency News – Wednesday, 23 December 2009

  
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  Economic News USD – Dollar Moves Higher on Positive Economic Data Yesterday’s trading had the dollar climbing higher against a basket of currencies after data released from the States suggest the U.S. economy may be on the path to recovery. Driving the dollar’s trading was the release of U.S. existing home ...
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• Stock Prices Higher on Home Sales, But Prices Have Further to Fall.

  
  The Debt Free Advocate — Authority: 132
  Stocks rose Tuesday after an industry group said sales of existing homes rose more than expected in November. The advance comes despite government data that showed U.S. economic activity was weaker than expected in the third quarter. Sales of existing homes jumped again in November, after surging 10% in October, ...
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• Nutty Western Lady Reads the mind of Baboons…not

  
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  Just when you thought animal lovers couldn’t get more ridiculous comes this story, via NPR.Holy Baboon! A ‘Mystical’ Moment In Africa by Robert Krulwich.It tells the story of baboons who were romping down to a lake, and suddenly they all stopped and were quiet. After a few minutes, they started down again to get ...
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• Duh, Lower Mortgage Payments Means Fewer Re-defaults

  
  The Debt Free Advocate — Authority: 132
  Its only common sense that troubled homeowners who have their loan payments reduced with a modification are less likely to re-default . According to a banking regulators report released Monday, only 18.7% of borrowers who had their loans modified in the second quarter were delinquent three months later. ...
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• Some Homeowners Are Lucking Out With 2% Mortgage Modifications.

  
  The Debt Free Advocate — Authority: 132
  CnnMoney.com reported some lucky homeowners are getting loan modifications with 2% interest rates. According to the latest figures available from Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Office of Thrift Supervision, nearly 80% of all loan modifications resulted in lower payments in the second ...
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• Was Darth Vader the Cause of Our Economic Woes?

  
  The Debt Free Advocate — Authority: 132
  The geek in me had to post todays opening bell on Wall Street rung by Star Wars Alumni Darth Vader. Of course you knew all the foreclosures, high unemployment rates, and the Great Recession were all part of the Sith Lords plan, didnt you? In this YouTube video posted by News on ABC, you can see the Dark Lord ...
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• SFE Europe 2010 - Video

  
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  Martin Hensen, Head of E-strategies, UCB Germany: Making E-marketing More Than Just an Add-on
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• U.S. home sales bolster economic growth prospects

  
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  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Sales of previously owned U.S. homes jumped to the highest level in nearly three years last month, the latest sign the economic recovery was gaining steam after growing below expectations in the third quarter. Full Story
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• Chinas economy seen surpassing 8% growth target for 2009

  
  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News — Authority: 708
  BEIJING : Just as for other economies in the region, it was a rocky start to the year for China, caught in the turmoil of the global financial crisis.
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• U.S. Economy Grew at 2.2% Annual Rate Last Quarter

  
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  Dec. 22 (Bloomberg) — The economy in the U.S. expanded in the third quarter at a slower pace than anticipated as companies curbed spending and cut inventories at an even faster pace, reductions that have set the stage for acceleration in growth…. Read the full story here.
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