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U.S. Economy: Consumer Confidence Down on Job Concern (Update1)

13 hours ago ago from Asx200's Blog - CFD.net.au

( CFD.net.au Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders ) - Oct. 27 (Bloomberg) Confidence among U.S. consumers unexpectedly fell for a second month in October, reinforcing the views of Federal Reserve policy makers who say household spending will be restrained by rising unemployment. The Conference Board’s confidence index dropped to. .. Oct. 27 ( Bloomberg ) ...

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Home-Price Index of 20 U.S. Cities Up for Third Month (Update2)

4 hours ago ago from Asx200's Blog - CFD.net.au

( CFD.net.au Contract for Difference, Share, Forex, ETFs, Commodities Traders ) - By Shobhana Chandra The S&P/Case-Shiller home-price index climbed 1 percent from the prior month, seasonally adjusted, after a 1.2 percent increase in July, the group said today in New York. From a year earlier, the gauge fell 11.3 percent, less than forecast. Rising home sales, due By Shobhana Chandra ...

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Should You Care About Stock Program Trading?

1 hour, 23 minutes ago ago from Personal Finance Guy

Brought to you by trend trading system review . Probably you know by now that the big boys don't play nice. In the stock market, institutional and other investors with large sums have much more influence on events than the average trader. One way they do that is through the use of something called program trading', the purchase (or sale) of a group of stocks, usually by automated buy/sell orders. Originally the term had little to do ...

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Stock market advances for fourth straight day

16 hours ago ago from Bao Viet Nam

The VN Index, a measure of 187 companies and four mutual funds listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange, gained 5.51 points, 1.18 percent, to 470.75 on December 23. It is the fourth straight advance of the index after falling to 434.87 points last weekend. However, slumping bank shares prevented the index from climbing higher. On the index, 88 advanced, 70 fell, and 41 were unchanged with most blue-chips rallying. Hanoi’s ...

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Tip News Tip News 2009

7 hours ago ago from Tip News

Tip News 2009-Dec-26 - Sparse shelves greet post-Christmas deal hunters Shoppers headed to America's malls Saturday, many with gift cards in hand, hoping to snag after-Christmas discounts. They were greeted with big markdowns in some cases topping 75 percent off but often found limited selection. "Everything's been picked over," said Donna Brown, a 52-year-old hairdresser from Seaford, Del., as she sorted through ...

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Weak economy motives Americans to save more

3 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business

As crazy as it sounds, losing a $70,000-a-year job has been good for Marty Morua's finances. The former Wall Street stockbroker says the setback forced him to scrutinize his family budget and snip away at expenses. And soon, even with less income, their savings grew. First, he and his wife decided to live on her salary so he could be home with their 5-year-old daughter after school. Without a nanny, they saved $12,000 a year. He dropped ...

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Freddie sees mortgage rates hitting 6% in 2010

23 hours ago ago from Washington Post - Business

After hitting an all-time low in early December, the average rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage rose to 5.05 percent this week and could climb to 6 percent by the end of 2010, if not sooner, according to giant mortgage financier Freddie Mac. The results are noteworthy because rates have not topped 5 percent since the last week of October, when they reached 5.03 percent, based on the results of this closely watched survey, which polls ...

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