"The startling rise in jobless claims" and related posts

The Mess That Greenspan Made Rick Santelli and others at CNBC look at the rise in jobless claims, up 36,000 to 482,000 for the week ending last Saturday. There’s a fair amount of confusion about the latest increase – seasonal adjustment factors and claims reportedly piling [...]

"Sensex, Nifty scale new highs" and related posts

Dead Presidents! – India Equity Research The key benchmark indices extended early gains to hit their highest level in nearly 20 months tracking firm Asian stocks and higher US index futures. Indian Stock Market: Goodbye To A Decade Of 250% Gains  - Daily Markets Small-cap stocks trade firm in a lacklustre market  - Archive Sensex flat, broader indices gain  - Sindh Today – Online News See all 12 [...]

"Case-Shiller Index for Chicago ends 5 month rise" and related posts

Chicago Metro Area Real Estate Chicago’s Case-Shiller Index for October fell 1% from September ending 5 straight months of increases. With the rush of so many first time homebuyers to close on their home purchases before the initial tax credit deadline of November 30th, I’m … Double Your Pleasure  - Balloon Juice 12-29-09 Daily Small Cap Market News and Stock Highlights from SmallCapVoice.com  - 1800blogger Today in "Economists Are NOT Totally Clueless" (Part 1 of 2 or 3)  - Angry Bear See all 7 blogs. [...]

"Jasper Schuringa, Hero" and related posts

GruntDoc CNN has a (marginally B+) interview with Amsterdam native Jasper Schuringa, the man who subdued the Northwest Airlines terrorist and put out the fire (sustaining burns on his hand in the process). [...]

"Maddies First Christmas" and related posts

ModernJune .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Maddies first Christmas, originally uploaded by ModernJune. [...]

"US durable goods orders rise, jobless claims fall" and related posts

The Skeptical Speculator If you’re in a festive mood, some positive data on the US economy should be welcome. From Reuters: The US Commerce Department said on Thursday that durable goods orders excluding transportation rose 2 percent last month, more than reversing … United States: Durable Goods (Advance)  - Dismal.com: Indicators, Americas Goods Orders in US Rise in Sign Companies Investing  - Forex Factory US Durable Goods orders rise 0.2% for November  - Forex News and Commentary by FXDD See all 8 [...]

"Existing home sales "crazy good"" and related posts

The Mess That Greenspan Made The National Association of Realtors reported another big gain in home sales in November as buyers raced to beat what was believed to be a deadline for the homebuyer tax credit on December 1st, the popular program having recently been extended … Existing Home Sales Report: November 2009  - Paper Economy – A US Real Estate Bubble Blog US [...]

"Existing home sales "crazy good"" and related posts

The Mess That Greenspan Made The National Association of Realtors reported another big gain in home sales in November as buyers raced to beat what was believed to be a deadline for the homebuyer tax credit on December 1st, the popular program having recently been extended … [...]

"Dollar Hits Three-Month High" and related posts

EconomicPolicyJournal.com The dollar bull run continues.The US dollar hit a three-month high versus a basket of currencies this week. [...]

KeNo's Housing and Economic Portal: Sunday December 13 Housing and …

That put new home construction back to the dismal levels of last spring before a temporary blip lifted housing activity during the warm-weather months. Even though the home – buying subsidy was extended through next March and expanded [...]