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Homeowners Bullish on Home Improvements Despite Current Housing Slump

added: 27-10-2007

Despite the down real estate market, in a national representative sampling, 83% of all homeowners said their home was worth more than what they paid for it. Nearly half stated their home was worth "a lot more." Seventy-four percent believed that making renovations or home improvements now will help them get the most money when they decide to sell.

America Does Not Support Federal Intervention in Sub-Prime Market

added: 26-10-2007

National headlines are dominated with stories about the housing market slowdown and credit crunch. Believing that market problems need government solutions, Congress is debating federal intervention into the mortgage market.

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index Inches Up

added: 26-10-2007

The Conference Board Help-Wanted Advertising Index - a key measure of job offerings in major newspapers across America - increased one point in September. The Index now stands at 24. It was 29 one year ago.

US Construction Market Will Continue to Weaken in 2008

added: 26-10-2007

McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies released its 2008 Construction Outlook, which forecasts a drop in overall U.S. construction spending for next year, fueled by tighter lending conditions and weaker job growth. Against this backdrop, the level of construction starts is expected to decline 2%, to $614 billion, following an 8% decline predicted for 2007.

Third Quarter U.S. Retail E-Commerce Grows 23 Percent Versus Last Year

added: 26-10-2007

comScore, Inc. released U.S. e-commerce spending figures for the third quarter of 2007, showing that retail e-commerce increased 23 percent versus year ago to $28.4 billion.

US Mass Layoffs in September 2007

added: 25-10-2007

In September, employers took 1,271 mass layoff actions, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

More Than Half of High-Tech Manufacturers Report Collaborating With Partners, Suppliers via Non-Secure Channels

added: 24-10-2007

High-tech manufacturing firms not only are collaborating with value chain partners through nonsecure communications tools, such as Web e-mail and personal instant messaging, they also have serious concerns about the potential for loss of intellectual property, reports a new survey from Microsoft Corp.

Mortgage Availability Improving But Hampered September Existing-Home Sales

added: 24-10-2007

Temporary problems in the mortgage market are easing and are expected to free some pent-up demand, but disrupted existing-home sales and distorted prices on sales closed in September, according to the National Association of Realtors(R). Even so, prices rose in the Northeast and Midwest.

New Law May Make Foreign Acquisitions of U.S. Companies More Difficult

added: 24-10-2007

October 24, 2007 is the effective date of a new law that may sharply increase the potential for political controversy over foreign investment in the United States.

US Consumer Desires To Use More Renewable Fuels

added: 24-10-2007

More than 5 million jobs and $700 billion in economic activity could be generated if the U.S. pursued a plan to get 25 percent of its energy from homegrown sources by the year 2025, according to a study conducted by the University of Tennessee's Agricultural Economics Center.

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