Posts tagged ‘unemployment’
Calculated Risk- Hotel Occupancy increases compared to same week in 2009From HotelNewsNow.com: STR: New Orleans tops weekly numbersOverall the industry’s occupancy ended the week with a 4.6-percent increase to 57.7 percent, ADR dropped 1.9 percent to US$97.80, and RevPAR was up 2.6 percent to US$56.44.The following graph shows the occupancy rate by week since 2000, and the rolling 52 week average occupancy rate. Click on graph f […]
- First American CoreLogic: House Prices Decline 1.9% in JanuaryThe Fed's favorite house price indicator from First American CoreLogic’s LoanPerformance ...From LoanPerformance: January Home Price Index Shows Narrowing Annual Decline National home prices, including distressed sales, declined by 0.7 percent in January 2010 compared to January 2009, according to First American CoreLogic and its LoanPerformance Home Pr […]
- Banks failing to pay TARP dividends increases to 82From Binyamin Appelbaum and David Cho at the WaPo: Small banks lag in repaying Treasury for bailout funds [H]undreds of community banks have yet to return their bailouts. More than 10 percent of the 700 banks that got federal bailouts and are still holding the money even failed to pay the government a quarterly dividend in February. The list of 82 delinquent […]
- Hotel Occupancy increases compared to same week in 2009
- Big Picture
- Open Thread: Greenspan says “Not My Fault”Here’s a laugher: “In a detailed review of the causes of the financial crisis, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan acknowledged a range of regulatory failures but strongly disputed the widely held view that the Fed left interest rates too low for too long.” Oh, it gets even worse: “In Mr. Greenspan’s 48-page review o […]
- Déjà vuAmusing Cartoon — I suspect the worst of the Greek scare is behind us, and push comes to shove, the ECB and the EU wont let the European Union spin a part: > […]
- US$ at high of day…The US$ is at the high of the day vs the euro coincident with Greek CDS at the wides of the morning by 20 bps to 307 bps following the news this morning. This level is a 2 week high. In sympathy, CDS is wider in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Ireland. Bond yields are higher [...] […]
- Open Thread: Greenspan says “Not My Fault”
- WAPO Housing
- A new real estate cost to watch for: Developer's private transfer feeHow about this for a new and ingenious real estate money machine? Every time a house sells during the next 99 years, 1 percent of the price goes back to the original developer or is shared among investor partners. Ka-ching! […]
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- A new real estate cost to watch for: Developer's private transfer fee
- TBJ
- Sign of recovery? Air cargo numbers soar at RDUAir cargo numbers surged at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in February, an indication that the local economy may finally be on the mend. […]
- Graco recalls 1.2 million high chairs after babies injuredMore than 1.2 million Graco high chairs have been recalled due to stability issues. (NWL) (TGT) (WMT) (BCF) […]
- Sign of recovery? Air cargo numbers soar at RDU
- NC Business
- AP Business
- WSJ
- Germany Open to Joint BailoutPapandreou said Greece isn't seeking financial aid from either the EU or the IMF even as the country struggles to fix its finances. Germany, meanwhile, signaled it might support a joint EU-IMF bailout. […]
- Greenspan Defends Low-Rate PolicyGreenspan acknowledged a range of regulatory failures in a review of the causes of the financial crisis, but disputed the view that the Fed left interest rates too low for too long. […]
- Germany Open to Joint Bailout
- NYT
- Answers About New Consumer Laws: Part 3Our expert is taking questions on the credit card law and other new consumer rules and regulations. […]
- Thursday ReadingThe latest on the health care overhaul, the risks associated with various ways to pay online and other consumer-focused items from Thursday's Times. […]
- Answers About New Consumer Laws: Part 3