Market Talk: Dollar Higher, Stocks Struggling Worldwide
Catch up on PrimeRates market talk: stocks struggling worldwide, and a higher dollar.
Mortgage Lending Requirements Slowly Begin to Loosen
For the past few years only those with great credit were able to finance a house. But lately, signs have shown that lending requirements are loosening.
Thousands of Mortgage Relief Checks Bounce
Part of the resolution to the mortgage meltdown was a government mandated mortgage relief program.
Fidelity Survey Shows Americans Are More Frugal
Fidelity recently conducted a “Five Years Later” survey of how confident people are in their savings and strategies.
FTC Declares a Winner to the Anti-RoboCall Challenge
At some point in our lives, we have all received a RoboCall. They are those pesky pre-recorded calls that try to sell just about every product imaginable.
Jobless Claims Holds Steady for Week Ending April 13
The Labor Department reports that initial jobless claims climbed to 352,000 last week amidst moderate growth in the labor market
New SEC Rule Allows Information to be Distributed Through Social Media
The latest report from the SEC is saying that social media (such as Facebook and Twitter) can also be used as information sharing mediums.
Beige Book Reports Economy Expanding At A Moderate Pace
For the period of late February to early April, the 12 Federal Reserve Districts surmise in the latest Beige Book report that the economy is expanding.
Gas Prices Retract from Five-Year High
After reaching a five-month high in February, gas prices have plummeted in the last month. According to analysts we may have seen peak gas prices for 2013.
Falling Gasoline Prices Push CPI Down in March
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the consumer price index, or CPI, fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 0.2% in March.
Consumer Sentiment Drops to Lowest Level Since July 2012
Based on the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, American are not as optimistic about the state of the U.S. economy as before..
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