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• 30 Year Fixed Rate Mortgage Rates Remain Low

  
  Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Authority: 417
  30 year fixed mortgage rates have declined a bit over the last few months and remain at very low levels. The poor economy, Unemployment Rate Reached 10.2% , has the Fed continuing massive intervention into the economy. The Fed is keeping the fed funds rate at close to 0% (.12% in October). They also continue ...
  14 hours ago

• Frontrunning: November 9

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 761
  Rosenberg: unemployment to hit 13% ( Bloomberg ) Wall Street record bonuses return as Big 3 may pay $30 billion ( Bloomberg ) Tackling the US economic data manipulation: Economists seek to fix a defect in data that overstates that nations vigot ( NYTimes ) Kraft makes new, lowered bid for Cadbury ( AP ) Citigroup ...
  15 hours ago

• Before the bell: Futures climb as Wall Street eyes deals

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Deals , General Electric (GE) , Market matters , Sprint Nextel Corp (S) , Comcast ClA (CMCSA) , Economic data , Kraft FoodsA (KFT) , Oil U.S. stock futures climbed significantly higher Monday morning, pointing to a strong open on Wall Street following ...
  16 hours ago

• The week in preview: Earnings from Walmart, Macys, and other retailers

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts , Wal-Mart (WMT) , Economic data , Urban Outfitters (URBN) The conventional wisdom is that consumer spending is what drives the U.S. economy. And consumer spending arises out of consumer confidence. Unfortunately, the signals along the road to economic recovery are ...
  1 day ago

• Walking, talking ECB leading indicator

  
  MacroScope — Authority: 424
  German Bundesbank President Axel Weber is developing a reputation as a leading indicator for the European Central Bank . In the same way as a pickup in confidence can foreshadow a pickup in the economy, Weber’s comments about the direction of ECB policy this year have tended to be borne out by events. The ...
  1 day ago

• Layoffs slowing down, but upturn isnt coming yet

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Employees , Economic data , Recession Employers are planning to cut fewer jobs for the third month in a row, according to a new report that Challenger, Gray & Christmas has supplied to BloggingStocks . The executive outplacement firm says that the number of planned reductions fell 16% ...
  2 days ago

• Consumer Debt Down Over $100 Billion So Far in 2009

  
  Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Authority: 417
  One of the few good recent results of the economy has been a continuous decline in consumer debt. Consumer debt fell for the 8th consecutive month, for the first time, in September, declining by $15 billion. Consumer debt grew by about $100 each year from 2004 through 2007. In 2008 it increased $40 billion. In ...
  2 days ago

• Employee productivity up close to 10%

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Employees , Economic data , Recession Work smarter not harder. Do more with less. Increase your output. Become more productive. Youve heard all this before, right? What it all means is that layoffs are coming, and the survivors are going to have to take on a hell of a lot more work, with no ...
  3 days ago

• Unemployment Rate Reached 10.2%

  
  Curious Cat Investing and Economics Blog — Authority: 417
  The unemployment rate rose from 9.8 to 10.2% in October, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline (down another 190,000 jobs), the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today . The largest job losses over the month were in construction, manufacturing, and retail trade. In October, the number of ...
  3 days ago

• Mexico beats China in American assembly for export factories

  
  money news blog — Authority: 141
  Filed under: International markets , Management , Industry , Competitive strategy , Economic data American businesses are setting up shop in Mexico instead of China . China, which was the number one location for manufacture of goods bound for the U.S., has fallen into third place. Mexico is now number one, ...
  3 days ago

• Is it time to panic?

  
  Contrarian Stock Market Investing News - Featuring Bargain Stocks — Authority: 112
  Baltimore-( TFN ):Time to panic? If you are part of the Obama administration the answer is yes. If you are an American investor, hold off on the freaking out for at least another month or so. With the nation’s unemployment rate officially in double-digit territory and the under-employed rate ready to the 20% mark, ...
  3 days ago

• Jobless rate jumps to 10.2% during October

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Before the bell , Bad news , Employees , Economic data Is this bad news for the recovery? The Labor Department reported that the U.S. unemployment rate jumped to 10.2% in October, pushing the rate atop the 10% mark for the first time in 26 years . Nonfarm payrolls fell by 190,000 in October, ...
  3 days ago

• Unemployment claims: you can make it look good if you want

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Employees , Economic data Ten months ago again, newly laid-off unemployment claims fell to their lowest level in close to a year, suggesting that the job market may be showing signs of life. It feels like todays situation is the same. Of course, declining claims isnt the same as new hiring, but at ...
  3 days ago

• Before the bell: Futures decline after unemployment rate rises to 10.2%

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Employees , Market matters , Economic data , DJIA U.S. stock futures were higher Friday morning, continuing Thursdays strong performance and nearing two-week highs. All eyes this morning will turn to the governments jobs report. While there have been signs ...
  3 days ago

• US Senate extends jobless benefits and first time home buyer credit

  
  goldmoneynews.com — Authority: 142
  Filed under: Consumer experience , Employees , Money and Finance This day , Economic data , Personal finance , Politics , Housing , Financial Crisis After haggling since September the US Senate finally passed an extension for unemployed persons and extended the credit for first time home buyers. The ...
  3 days ago

• Mexico beats China in American assembly for export factories

  
  goldmoneynews.com — Authority: 142
  Filed under: International markets , Management , Industry , Competitive strategy , Economic data American businesses are setting up shop in Mexico instead of China . China, which was the number one location for manufacture of goods bound for the U.S., has fallen into third place. Mexico is now number one, ...
  4 days ago

• US Senate extends jobless benefits and first time home buyer credit

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Consumer experience , Employees , Money and Finance Today , Economic data , Personal finance , Politics , Housing , Financial Crisis After haggling since September the US Senate finally passed an extension for unemployed persons and extended the credit for first time home buyers. The ...
  4 days ago

• Mexico beats China in American assembly for export factories

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: International markets , Management , Industry , Competitive strategy , Economic data American businesses are setting up shop in Mexico instead of China . China, which was the number one location for manufacture of goods bound for the U.S., has fallen into third place. Mexico is now number one, ...
  4 days ago

• Before the bell: Futures drift after Feds statement, Cisco, Toyota climb

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Before the bell , International markets , Cisco Systems (CSCO) , Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) , Market matters , Economic data , Federal Reserve U.S. stock futures drifted a little lower (later a little higher) Thursday morning following Wednesdays Federal Reserves statement that it was keeping rates ...
  4 days ago

• Personal bankruptcies skyrocket 9% in October

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 663
  Filed under: Forecasts , Bad news , Consumer experience , Money and Finance Today , Economic data , Personal finance , Housing , Financial Crisis The National Bankruptcy Research Center reported that there were 135,914 bankruptcies in October , up 9%. One third of the bankruptcies were filed under Chapter ...
  5 days ago

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