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'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Some Good Economic Data
A slow week, but some good bits of economic data.
Economy Watch: Housing Starts Take Small Dip
According to the Census Bureau on Thursday, housing starts dropped in July to an annualized rate of 746,000.
Economy Watch: Homebuilders Even More Optimistic
The National Association of Home Builders reported on Wednesday that its Housing Market Index increased 2 points in August to 37.
Economy Watch: Retail Sales See Unexpected Spike
Consumers unexpectedly went shopping with more brio than expected in July, according to the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday.
Economy Watch: Drought Worsens, Global Food Prices Will Go Up
Food prices are expected to surge worldwide as part of a cascade of ill effects from the intense drought in the United States.
'Economy Watch' with Dees Stribling: No News is Good News
Not a lot of earthshaking news this week, which is a good thing.
Economy Watch: Mortgage Delinquencies See Uptick
U.S. mortgage delinquencies edged up a bit in the second quarter, according to the Mortgage Brokers Association on Thursday.
Economy Watch: Recovering Housing Market Buoys Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae reported on Wednesday that it had a net income of about $5.1 billion for the second quarter of 2012.
Economy Watch: CoreLogic Says Home Prices Up
Home prices nationwide increased on a year-over-year basis by 2.5 percent in June 2012 compared with the same month last year, including distressed sales, according to CoreLogic on Tuesday.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Jobs in July
All in all, things could have been worse—at least there was job creation in July.