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Economy Watch: Public Spending Contraction Dents GDP
Overall growth for the U.S. economy was middling during the first quarter, with expansion coming in at a 2.2 percent annualized rate, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Economy Watch: Pending Homes Sales Spike
Pending home sales were up more than expected in March, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Economy Watch: Case-Shiller Says Many Markets Hit New Lows
Just where is that bottom in the housing market? The latest S&P/Case-Shiller indexes seem to say that most U.S. markets haven’t quite found it yet.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Housing Has the 'Blahs'
Housing still has the blahs, but there was other good news about the economy this week.
Economy Watch: New Home Starts Take Dip
Housing starts took a dip in March, according to the Census Bureau on Tuesday.
Economy Watch: CPI Sees Gas-Inspired Uptick
U.S. consumers were paying a bit more for everything in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday.
'Economy Watch' Podcast with Dees Stribling: Not a Great Week for the Economy
Not a great week for the economy, but the Fed did manage to re-assure investors that things weren’t terrible.
Economy Watch: Foreclosures Drop Temporarily
RealtyTrac reported on Thursday that U.S. foreclosure filings occurred on about 572,900 properties during the first quarter of 2012, down 2 percent from the previous quarter and down 16 percent from the first quarter of 2011.
Economy Watch: Beige Book Moderately Optimistic
The latest “Summary of Commentary on Current Economic Conditions by Federal Reserve District” reported that “hiring was steady or showed a modest increase across many districts,” which may or may not contradict the March jobs numbers reported by the government earlier this month.
Economy Watch: Investors Rush to Sell
Wall Street was feeling upset on Tuesday, with investors heading for the exits, driving stocks down the most on a single trading day so far this year.