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By Prashant Gopal, Bloomberg |
May 9, 2013
Prices for single-family homes increased in 89 percent of U.S. cities in the first quarter as the housing market extends a recovery from a five-year slump.
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By Michelle Jamrisko, Bloomberg |
May 3, 2013
Service industries in the U.S. expanded in April at the slowest pace in nine months, adding to signs that the world’s largest economy is cooling.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 30, 2013
Residential real-estate prices increased in February by the most since May 2006, showing the U.S. housing market is strengthening.
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By Matthew Brown and Whitney Kisling, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
Stocks climbed, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index returning above its record closing level, after U.S. home sales increased and investors speculated central banks will continue to stimulate the economy.
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By Anthony Lazzara |
April 29, 2013
Nasdaq has actually broke through its 2013 high, and is today up 1.05% to 2860. We would not be surprised to see the technology companies be the new leaders of the market and propel the Nasdaq higher.
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By Shobhana Chandra, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
Consumer spending in the U.S. rose more than projected in March, reflecting a jump in outlays for services that is unlikely to be repeated as the biggest part of the economy softens this quarter.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 29, 2013
More Americans than forecast signed contracts in March to buy previously owned homes, another indication of progress in the housing market.
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By Alex Kowalski, Bloomberg |
April 23, 2013
Purchases of new U.S. homes rose in March, capping the best quarter for the industry since 2008 and providing more evidence the housing recovery will be sustained.
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By John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg News |
April 23, 2013
U.S. house prices rose 7.1% in the year through February, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said, indicating a solidifying recovery as buyers compete for properties amid tight inventory.
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By Debarati Roy and Susanne Walker, Bloomberg |
April 22, 2013
Gold climbed for a fifth day, the longest rally of the year, amid growing demand the metal following the biggest price slump in three decades. Oil rose and energy and raw-material producers led U.S. stocks higher.
