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Economy Watch: Gas Prices Pause in Upward March
Gas prices did something a little unusual over the weekend: they went down slightly. According to AAA, Saturday’s national average was down a 10th of a cent per gallon compared with Friday, and Sunday’s average was down a bit more compared with Saturday, from $3.78 to $3.777 a gallon.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: More Good News For Housing
More good news for housing, and sequester, dead ahead.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Drop in January
The Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that housing starts took a dip in January.
Economy Watch: Homebuilder Confidence Sees Downtick
For the homebuilding industry, the last year or so has been one of increasing optimism, buoyed by increasing sales.
Economy Watch: Bad News, Good News from Euro-Zone
Recent economic news from Europe has been in part discouraging, but (remarkably) there have been some relatively optimistic stories lately as well.
Economy Watch: Consumers Feeling a Little Better
The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index for February, which was released on Friday, increased to 76.3 from the January level of 73.8.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: Sequestration is on the Horizon
Americans barely bought more in January, and sequestration is on the horizon (again).
Economy Watch: Foreclosures Plummet Because of California
RealtyTrac reported on Thursday that U.S. foreclosure filings—meaning all default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions—were reported on a bit more than 150,800 residential properties in January.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales Inch Up
U.S. retail sales grew at their slowest rate in three months, the Census Bureau reported.
Economy Watch: President Reiterates Economic Proposals
As expected, much of President Obama’s State of the Union address on Tuesday focused on the economy, and in particular what he wants to do about the nervous economic state of the American middle class.