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Economy Watch: Fannie Mae Reports Tidy Profit
Fannie Mae reported on Wednesday that it scored net income of $2.7 billion in the first quarter of 2012, up from a net loss of $6.5 billion a year ago and $2.4 billion in 4Q11.
Economy Watch: Home Prices Finally Edging Up?
CoreLogic reported that U.S. home prices increased by 0.6 percent in March compared to February, the first month-over-month increase since July 2011.
Economy Watch: Employment Trends Still Positive
Despite lackluster official employment numbers, hiring is still moving in the right direction.
Economy Watch: Hiring Takes a Dip in April
The headline numbers for employment were an increase of 115,000 in April and a small drop in the unemployment rate for the month, to 8.1 percent.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Middling Job Numbers
Middling jobs numbers this week, and homeownership is still on the decline.
Economy Watch: April Hiring Tepid
Economists had thought that hiring would be a little weak in April, and they were right.
Economy Watch: ADP Reports Weak Hiring in April
Automated Data Processing, whose employment numbers were on the high side last month, said that the U.S. private sector hired a net of 119,000 workers in April.
Economy Watch: Foreclosures Up Slightly
CoreLogic reported that the number of residential foreclosures nationwide edged up in March to 69,000, from the February total of 66,000.
Economy Watch: Homeownership Still on Downward Slide
The Census Bureau reported that the U.S. home ownership rate was 65.4 percent of all households during the first quarter of 2012, a contraction of 0.6 percentage points since the fourth quarter of last year, and down from 66.4 percent a year ago.
‘Economy Watch’ Podcast with Dees Stribling: So-So Growth for the Economy
So-so growth for the economy, with housing still a drag on its forward motion.