PrimeRates Market Talk: Dow 16,000 –What Now?
In this weeks Market talk, Jack Boylan discusses the weekly goings on of the market including what is happening with the Dow industrial average
Fed Sees Measured Economic Growth in October
The bottom line of the Fed report is that the economic growth, while quite a bit slower than many people would like, is still positive economic growth.
November Consumer Sentiment Unchanged After Record October
Consumer sentiment showed consumers felt the best they have in five years about their personal financial situations and the overall economy
Retail Sales Fall in November
Retail sales ticked down 0.3% last week according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Retail Chain Store Sales Index released this morning.
Despite Superstorm Sandy Home Sales Continue to Rebound
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales advanced by 2.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted number of 4.79 million homes.
Consumer Finance Protection Bureau to Crack Down on Debt Collectors
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is now expanding its services one step out, and monitoring debt collectors
ABC’s of the Fiscal Cliff
The fiscal cliff is a term coined to describe a set of government policies which are scheduled to go into effect or expire on January 1, 2013
Hurricane Sandy Increases Jobless Claims
The United States Department of Labor released the weekly initial Jobless Claims Report today for last week and the data suggests continued, torturously-slow improvement in the employment picture.
Wal-Mart’s Push Into Banking
For these people there is an alternative to cash, as Wal-Mart’s push into banking has greatly expanded the financial services customers can access at their stores.
Sandy Pushes Down Retail Sales in November
The Johnson Redbook Index reports that national chain store retail sales decreased 0.6 % in the first week of November compared to October
Preparing For the Resolution of the Fiscal Cliff
the fiscal cliff means the end of many tax cuts, and the beginning of government budget cuts.
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Brookings Institute Study Finds Jobs Moving from Downtown to Suburbs
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Bernanke Worried About the Shadow Banking System
“the shadow banking sector is smaller today than before the crisis... regulators and the private sector need to address remaining vulnerabilities.”
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Consumer Price Index Declines Second Straight Month
The consumer price index decreased 0.4 percent in April and 0.2 percent in March, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low
The pace of job layoffs falling to pre-recession levels points to increased hiring for the future.
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