Home Prices in 20 U.S. Cities Probably Fell at a Slower Rate - Bloomberg

Home prices in 20 U.S. cities probably fell at a slower pace in the year to November, pointing to limited improvement in the residential real […]

Harvard

U.S. economic growth may not top 2 percent this year and a third round of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve would have little effect, […]

Jobless Claims in U.S. Rise, Displaying Seasonal Volatility - Bloomberg

Claims for U.S. jobless benefits rose last week, displaying the usual volatility around holidays that has masked an improvement in the labor market.
Applications (INJCJC) […]

French Business Confidence Climbs From Low - Bloomberg

French business confidence climbed from a two-year low last month and industrial output increased in November, indicating the euro-region

Rail-Freight Surge Before Holiday Shows U.S. Skirting Recession - Bloomberg

North American railroads

Here’s the campaign. Where are the ads?

The 2012 Republican primary campaign has already produced its share of carefully crafted messages, political drama and mudslinging.
But not much of that action has […]

China, Japan to Back Direct Trade of Currencies - Bloomberg

Japan and China will promote direct trading of the yen and yuan without using dollars and will encourage the development of a market for companies […]

Reid says House payroll tax cut dead in Senate

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says his chamber won’t approve a House Republican bill extending the payroll tax cut that also clears the way for […]

Egypt’s military takes credit for election turnout

Egypt’s military rulers were quick to take credit Tuesday for a strong turnout in the first elections since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster, a vote that appeared […]

Younger investors find gold alluring

The allure of gold is thousands of years old, but nowadays the precious metal has a youthful look.
Gold’s spectacular, decade-long run, coupled with the sovereign-debt […]