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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2013
Americans’ confidence in the economy climbed in May to the highest level in almost six years as rising real estate values and record stock prices boosted household wealth.
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By Toni Hansen |
May 17, 2013
A number of housing reports will hit the markets next week for traders to watch, including existing sales, new sales and home prices.
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By Jeanna Smialek, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2013
The index of U.S. leading indicators climbed in April, a rebound from March that suggests the world’s largest economy may be poised for further expansion.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
Starts of new U.S. homes fell more than forecast in April to a five-month low, indicating a pause in the industry’s progress as builders slowed work on apartments. Building permits surged to an almost five-year high.
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By Shobhana Chandra and Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2013
More Americans than projected filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, which may raise concern the slowdown in economic growth is prompting an increase in firings.
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By Nikolaj Gammeltoft, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
U.S. stocks rose, pushing benchmark indexes to fresh records, as data showing weakness in manufacturing fueled bets the Federal Reserve will be in no hurry to scale back stimulus.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
Confidence among U.S. homebuilders improved in May for the first time in five months as buyers rush to take advantage of near record-low mortgage rates.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
May 15, 2013
Industrial production declined in April by the most in eight months, reflecting broad-based cutbacks in U.S. manufacturing that show factories will provide little support for the economy.
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By Toni Hansen |
May 10, 2013
Next week has a number of important reports on tap for traders including Retail Sales, PPI and Industrial Production.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
The number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits unexpectedly dropped last week to the lowest level in more than five years, a signal employers are confident enough in the economic outlook to hold onto workers.
