Posts Tagged ‘U.S.’

U.S. housing market shows weakness for 2nd month

U.S. housing market shows weakness for 2nd month
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Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rose for Seventh Month (Update2)

Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Rose for Seventh Month (Update2)
Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — Home prices in 20 U.S. cities rose in December for a seventh consecutive month, indicating the industry at the heart of the worst recession since the 1930s is stabilizing.

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U.S. ‘Problem’ Banks Soar, Lending Drops, FDIC Says (Update2)

U.S. ‘Problem’ Banks Soar, Lending Drops, FDIC Says (Update2)
U.S. “problem” banks climbed to the highest level in 17 years, signaling failures may accelerate in 2010, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said. Bank lending had the biggest retreat in more than six decades.

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Targeted Foreclosure Aid Just a Start, U.S. Housing Chief Says

Targeted Foreclosure Aid Just a Start, U.S. Housing Chief Says
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said President Barack Obama’s $1.5 billion foreclosure-prevention initiative targets the housing markets that need it most and additional programs may be created.

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Dollar Climbs to Two-Week High on Evidence of U.S. Recovery

Dollar Climbs to Two-Week High on Evidence of U.S. Recovery
Feb. 17 (Bloomberg) — The dollar rose to its highest level in two weeks against the yen on better-than-forecast housing and manufacturing reports and Federal Reserve minutes that showed officials debated shrinking the central bank’s balance sheet.

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U.S. heart patients worry about health costs: survey

U.S. heart patients worry about health costs: survey
The monthly mortgage payment is the heaviest expense facing the average U.S. family but for heart patient Frank Amend, an engineer from North Carolina, the biggest cost is healthcare.

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U.S. marshals arrest Ohio sister of fugitive ex-exec

U.S. marshals arrest Ohio sister of fugitive ex-exec
COLUMBUS — A woman whose sister fled after being convicted in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud scheme was arrested Friday on charges she impeded the government’s search for her sibling, federal authorities said.

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U.S. Stocks Gain on Greece Pledge; Philip Morris Shares Climb

U.S. Stocks Gain on Greece Pledge; Philip Morris Shares Climb
Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stocks rose to the highest level in a week after European leaders pledged to aid Greece and Philip Morris International Inc.

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One-Fifth of U.S. Homeowners Owe More Than Properties Are Worth

One-Fifth of U.S. Homeowners Owe More Than Properties Are Worth
Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) — More than a fifth of U.S. homeowners owed more than their properties were worth in the fourth quarter as the number of houses and condominiums lost to foreclosure climbed to a record, according to Zillow.com.

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The High Cost Of The U.S. Budget

The High Cost Of The U.S. Budget
Remember the ending of ”Thelma and Louise”? This is worse.

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