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Media Digest (12/29/2010) Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 29, 2010 at 4:09 am

A survey by CareerBuilder shows more firms plan to hire full-time people in 2011 compared to the two previous years (MarketWatch) The US may petition the WTO after China said ...
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Media Digest 12.24.2010 Reuters, WSJ, NYT, FT, Bloomberg

Posted: December 24, 2010 at 5:03 am

The head of the FCC said he supports the Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA) plan to take a majority position in GE's (NYSE: GE) NBCU. (Reuters) SpendingPulse reports online retail sales are ...
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Mortgage Rates Hit A Record Low — Again

Posted: July 9, 2010 at 6:00 am

Freddie Mac reports that mortgage rates hit another record low of 4.57% on a 30 year fixed home loan last week. That is down from the previous record low hit ...
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Mortgage Rates Hit All-Time Low, Buyers Remain Uninterested

Posted: July 1, 2010 at 10:41 am

Interest rates on 30-year, 15-year, and 5-year mortgages hit all-time lows, which has done nothing to simulate the real estate market. There is no end in sight to the buyer's ...
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Record Low Mortgage Rates Do Nothing To Help Housing

Posted: June 24, 2010 at 10:48 am

RealtyTrac reported recently that the foreclosure rate is still well above 300,000 a month and could hit a record this year. Housing starts and new home sales are close to ...
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Geithner And The Odd Sovereign Debt Confusion

Posted: April 3, 2010 at 9:07 am

Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner for some reason found it necessary to explain to a member of Congress that the debt obligations of Fannie Mae (FNM) and Freddie Mac (FRE) were not ...
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The Bear Market’s Big Sucker Rally (MSFT)(BA)(GE)(F)(FNM)(FRE)(WM)(LEH)

Posted: September 9, 2008 at 4:45 am

In community college Economics 101 students learn that there can be dips in bull markets. Usually these are caused by a single event like a change in the party that ...
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Media Digest 9/10/2008

Posted: September 9, 2008 at 3:05 am

According to Reuters, the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (FRE) was greeted with cautious optimism. Reuters says the the Justice Department has hired a litigator to look into ...
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