Tag: business

October 22, 2015 0

Existing Home Sales Up 4.7% Following Last Month’s 5% Decline; Home Price Weakness

By News Desk

Existing Home Sales Up 4.7% Following Last Month’s 5% Decline; Home Price Weakness Existing home sales bounced this month, coming in just above the high end of Econoday Economists’ Estimates . Existing home sales bounced back very strongly in September, up 4.7 percent to nearly reverse the prior month’s revised decline of 5.0 percent, a decline that now looks like an outlier. The month’s annual sales rate, at 5.55 million, is just beyond Econoday’s top-end forecast and the second best reading of the recovery.

October 20, 2015 0

Weak Holiday Hiring Coming Up?

By News Desk

One relative bright spot is Amazon Hiring More than Penney’s, Walmart Combined . Leaving one widely watched holiday hiring forecast in the dust, Amazon (AMZN) said Tuesday that it will add 25 percent more seasonal workers this year, outpacing many of its bricks-and-mortar competitors who plan to keep hiring flat.

October 6, 2015 0

Stand!

By News Desk

Admit the US is largely responsible for the huge mess in the Mideast. Welcome Russia’s help in solving it. Welcome Iran’s help in solving it.