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Asia Falls on Dubai World; Yen Surges
Singapore :: Singapore | 3 days ago
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Asian stock markets were falling Friday, tracking falls in European markets which saw their biggest one-day losses in seven months after Dubai World asked for more time to meet its debt obligations. Risky currencies also sold off as investors piled into...
Tags: Dubai World, U.S, New Zealand, lowest level, Singapore, Futures contract, Derivatives, United States dollar, Business Finance, Dubai, Global financial crisis in October, Stock market, Financial market, Euro
New home sales rise to 6.2 percent in October
Washington :: DC :: USA | 4 days ago
Credibility The jump was driven solely by the South, the largest new home sales market in the nation. That region, which includes the Washington area, posted a 23 percent gain while sales in other regions slipped. The data provides more evidence of the continued,...
Tags: lowest level, Mike Larson, Washington
US home building plunges 11pc amid growing jobs crisis and tax credit cuts
Lexington :: KY :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility US builders unexpectedly broke ground on fewer US houses in October as the sales outlook darkened with the looming expiration of a government tax credit and mounting joblessness. The 11pc plunge in starts to an annual rate of 529,000, the lowest level...
Tags: tax credit, lowest level, Lexington, National Association of Home Builders, Unemployment, Barack Obama, Luo people, Punahou School alumni, Business Finance
Shared work works for all sides
Washington :: DC :: USA | 18 days ago
Credibility Devon Hoover, right, and Bill Montgomery use a hydraulic brake press to shape a metal form Tuesday at Streich Bros...Thousands of employers are forgoing layoffs and taking advantage of state “work-sharing” programs in which they cut the hours of full-time...
Tags: jobless claims, previous week, Labor Department, lowest level, claims fall, unemployment insurance, initial jobless, unemployment rate, slowly healing
US consumer prices up 0.2% in Sept
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The Labor Department's consumer price index (CPI) showed a year-over-year decline of 1.3 percent, in a report being monitored for signs of deflation rather than inflation in light of the weak economy. The core CPI, which excludes volatile food and energy...
Tags: Labor Department, U.S, Lowest Level, consumer price, Bloomberg
First-time jobless claims drop by 10,000
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 10,000 during the week ending Oct. 10, the U.S...The 514,000 initial benefits claims contributed to a four-week rolling average of 531,500, which was a decrease of 9,000 from the previous...
Tags: jobless claims, lowest level, U.S, Labor Department, benefits drops, services added, labor market, workers filing, unemployment insurance, revised figure
U.S. jobless claims drop in week
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility First-time claims for U.S. unemployment insurance benefits dropped by 33,000 during the week ending Oct. 3, the U.S...The 521,000 initial benefits claims contributed to a four-week rolling average of 539,750, which was a decrease of 9,000 from the previous...
Tags: jobless claims, The Labor Department, ended oct, claims dropped, month low, lowest level, U.S, California, initial claims, unemployment benefits
Drop in mortgage rates spurs refinancing
Michigan :: MI :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Williams, who bought a home in Englewood on Oct. 1, 2008, is taking advantage of a combination of low interest rates and the Federal Housing Administration's Streamline loan program. "I was pretty much scared because the process of buying a home was so...
Tags: previous week, lowest level, applications climbed, Mortgage Bankers Association, mortgage rates, homeowners hustled, rates fell, loans dropped, refinance applications, association reported
Scots crime 'lowest in 30 years'
Edinburgh :: United Kingdom | 2 months ago
Credibility The figures showed there were a total of 377,433 crimes reported to Scotland's police forces in 2008-09, a drop of 2% on the previous year. The number of violent crimes, sexual offences and vandalism fell, with a significant drop in recorded cases of...
Tags: Scotland, lowest level, recorded crimes, United Kingdom, Edinburgh
State fatal crashes at lowest since '55
Olympia :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Deadly crashes on Washington roads are at their lowest level in more than 50 years, state officials said Tuesday. Preliminary statistics show 522 traffic-related deaths last year -- the lowest total since 1955, when 461 people died. The 2008 fatality...
Tags: Washington, lowest level, Olympia
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