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Reports show fragile recovery
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
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Adding to evidence the recession has ended, housing construction rose in August and fewer laid-off workers sought jobless aid last week. Still, the reports suggested a slow and fragile economic recovery. The rise in housing starts was solely due to a...
Americans Regain Some Wealth
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility A Fed report in March showed that since the start of 2008, falling housing and stock values wiped out $11 trillion in Americans' net worth. The losses erased four years of gains, decimated retirement savings and college funds, and upended life plans for...
Tags: net worth, housing construction, Federal Reserve, household wealth, construction rose, workers sought, sought jobless, jobless aid, fewer laid, Washington
Jobless claims drop in week
Washington :: DC :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance dropped by 12,000 during the week ending Sept. 12, the U.S...The 545,000 initial benefits claims in the latest report contributed to a four-week rolling average of 563,000, which was an decrease of 8,750...
Tags: Commerce Department, Washington, annual rate, wall street, data showed, housing construction, housing starts
Home builder confidence rises slightly
Washington :: DC :: USA | 3 months ago
Credibility The National Association of Home Builders said builder confidence rose in August to the highest level in more than a year...The index has a long way to go before a majority of builders rate conditions as good -- any figure above the break-even point of...
Tags: housing starts, Commerce Department, annual rate, U.S, wholesale prices, adjusted annual, seasonally adjusted, housing construction
NSW releases 'Beacon of hope' Budget
Sydney :: Australia | 5 months ago
Credibility Mr Roozendaal has announced his Budget, which will see stamp duty slashed on newly constructed homes and predicts the state's economy will return to the black in two years. Stamp duty will be reduced by 50 per cent on new homes worth up to $600,000 from...
Tags: NSW Treasurer Eric Roozendaal, NSW Budget, stamp duty, newly built, duty cut, housing construction, housing sector
Pottery Barn Kids recalls metal water bottles
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility The recall was announced Tuesday in cooperation with the U.S...Customers should stop using the products immediately and return them to any Pottery Barn Kids' store for a full refund, the commission said in a news release. The recall affects about 20,000...
Tags: housing construction, U.S, lowest level, barn kids, pottery barn, water bottles, housing downturn, metal water, construction dropped, construction falling
Volumes of housing construction in Russia comparable with times of the USSR
Moscow :: Russia | about 1 year ago
Credibility This information is released by Rosstat (Federal State Statistics Service) on Monday. Within the last relatively stable year of the Soviet period, overall, 72.8 million sq. m. of housing were built. If one considers the number of built apartments, the...
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