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Real Estate

“Home sales fell to a 13-year low in October as prices rose”

“…It was the slowest sales pace since August 2010. Analysts were expecting a smaller drop, to 3.9 million units. Sales were down 14.6% year-over-year… Tight supply kept pressure under prices. The median price of an existing home sold in October… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Wholesale prices fell 0.5% in October for biggest monthly drop since April 2020”

“Wholesale prices in October posted their biggest decline in 3½ years, providing another indication that the worst of the inflation surge may have passed. The producer price index, which measures final-demand costs for businesses, declined 0.5% for the month, against… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Consumer spending fell in October, according to new CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor tracking card transactions”

“… …” https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/13/consumer-spending-fell-in-october-according-to-new-cnbc/nrf-retail-monitor-tracking-card-transactions.html This article is badly written. Anyway this is not good. Usually retail goes up during this time of the year.

Economy

“Private sector payrolls rose 113,000 in October, less than expected, ADP says”

“…The payrolls processing firm said that companies added 113,000 workers for the month, higher than the unrevised 89,000 in September but below the Dow Jones consensus estimate of 130,000. On wages, ADP said pay was up 5.7% from a year ago, the… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. payrolls surged by 261,000 in October, better than expected as hiring remains strong”

“…Nonfarm payrolls grew by 261,000 for the month while the unemployment rate moved higher to 3.7%, the Labor Department reported Friday. Those payroll numbers were better than the Dow Jones estimate for 205,000 more jobs, but worse than the 3.5% estimate… Continue Reading…

Stocks

“Stocks rally to start October and a new quarter, Dow up more than 600 points”

“…The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 681 points higher, or 2.3%. At one point it advanced as much as about 700 points. The S&P 500 rose 2.1%, after falling Friday to its lowest level since November 2020, and the Nasdaq… Continue Reading…

Economy

“Jobless claims jump to 286,000, the highest level since October”

“Jobless claims took an unexpected turn higher last week in a potential sign that the wintertime omicron surge was hitting the employment picture. Initial filings for the week ended Jan. 15 totaled 286,000, well above the Dow Jones estimate of 225,000 and… Continue Reading…

Economy, Real Estate

“US home sales rose again in October”

“…Existing-home sales, which include completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops were up 0.8% from September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.34 million in October. Home sales were down 5.8% from a year ago, which… Continue Reading…

Business

“$283,927,000,000: Federal Tax Collections Set Record in October”

“(CNSNews.com) – The federal government, according to the Monthly Treasury Statement, collected a record $283,927,000,000 in total taxes in October, which was the first month of fiscal 2022. Federal spending hit $448,983,000,000 in October, which was the second highest ever for… Continue Reading…

Economy

“U.S. consumer prices jump 6.2% in October, the biggest inflation surge in more than 30 years”

“The consumer price index, which is a basket of products ranging from gasoline and health care to groceries and rents, rose 6.2% from a year ago, the most since December 1990. That compared with the 5.9% Dow Jones estimate. On… Continue Reading…