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Business Optimism Wanes as Results Fail to Meet Expectations

Dec 3, 2015

Dun & Bradstreet’s latest Business Expectations Survey indicates a fairly subdued outlook for the first quarter of 2016, as results continue to fall short of expectations. As the new year approaches, businesses are reporting lowered ...

Tags: Business Expectations Index, Transport, Communication

Cautious Optimism Rules as Good News Returns

Nov 5, 2015

An outbreak of cautious optimism in optics and laser markets is fueling the hope that the economic slowdown may be over. Not all vendors are cheerful however, with the order books of some in the materials processing sector continuing to ...

Tags: laser markets, automotive industry, Medical devices

U.S. Specialty Jewelry Store Sales Fell 4.4% to $2.703 Billion in May

Aug 6, 2015

U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 4.4 percent year on year to $2.703 billion in May, according to the latest government calculations. The decline was noticeable considering that preliminary sales of jewelry and watches across all ...

Tags: jewelry, watch sales

Long-Term Consequences of China's Coming Stockmarket Correction Are The Ones to Fear

Jun 5, 2015

The long-term consequences of China's coming stockmarket correction are the ones to fear IF YOU were a Chinese worker you could have spent the past year toiling to earn a living. Or you could have bought some shares and sat on the sofa ...

Tags: Share Prices, Economy, Stockmarket

Many Business Economists Expect The Federal Reserve to End Its Bond Purchases

Mar 27, 2014

With the pace of U.S. economic growth seen speeding up later this year and next, many business economists expect the Federal Reserve to end its bond purchases this fall or even earlier. The consensus of the 48 economists surveyed by the ...

Tags: U.S.economic, GDP, inflation

Markets Returned to or Exceeded Their Last Normal Levels of Economic and Housing Activity

Feb 26, 2014

Markets in 58 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets Index ...

Tags: Markets Recover, NAHB, LMI

China Mainland Is The Second Hottest Housing Markets in The World

Dec 16, 2013

The Chinese mainland has ranked 2nd on a list of the 10 hottest housing markets in the world, according to Fortune magazine's website. Home prices n the Chinese mainland rose 21.6% in the past year. Dubai ranked 1st, with home prices ...

Tags: Housing Markets, Housing, China, Service

Markets Returned to or Exceeded Their Last Normal Levels of Economic and Housing Activity

Dec 9, 2013

Markets in 54 out of the approximately 350 metro areas nationwide returned to or exceeded their last normal levels of economic and housing activity, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Leading Markets ...

Tags: housing markets

in All, 64.5% of New and Existing Homes Sold Between The Beginning of July and End of Sept

Nov 26, 2013

Strengthening house prices and increased interest rates in metros across the country contributed to lower housing affordability in the third quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity ...

Tags: housing, affordability, slide

The Majority of Homes in Metropolitan Areas Experienced Robust Year-Over-Year Price Gains

Nov 7, 2013

The majority of homes in metropolitan areas in the third quarter experienced robust year-over-year price gains, with the national median price showing the strongest annual growth in nearly eight years, according to the latest quarterly ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration, Building

The Ongoing Housing Recovery Is Expected to Gain Momentum Next Year

Oct 4, 2013

With home prices and household formations rising and household balance sheets healing, the ongoing housing recovery is expected to gain momentum next year even as several challenges remain, according to economists who participated in the ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

291 Metropolitan Areas Across The Country Now Qualify as Improving Housing Markets

Sep 11, 2013

A total of 291 metropolitan areas across the country now qualify as improving housing markets, according to the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for September, released today. This reflects ...

Tags: Construction, Housing Markets

Nationwide Housing Affordability Slipped Several Notches

Aug 15, 2013

Nationwide housing affordability slipped several notches as recovering markets witnessed significant firming of home prices in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index ...

Tags: Construction, housing

247 Metropolitan Areas Qualified for Inclusion on National Association of IMI for August

Aug 7, 2013

A total of 247 metropolitan areas across 49 states and the District of Columbia qualified for inclusion on the National Association of Home Builders/First American Improving Markets Index (IMI) for August, released recently. While this is ...

Tags: Construction, Decoration

IP Finalized The Previously Announced Sale of Its Temple-Inland Building Products

Jul 23, 2013

International Paper (IP) has finalized the previously announced sale of its Temple-Inland Building Products division to Georgia-Pacific Building Products for $710m in a bid to focus on its paper and packaging business. IP chairman and ...

Tags: International Paper, Packaging

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