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Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky
AP - Fri May 16, 6:08 PM ETWASHINGTON - Construction of new homes increased by the biggest percentage in more than two years in April, a rare spot of good news amid the worst downturn in housing in more than two decades.
Off the Wires
- Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices AP - Fri May 16, 9:10 PM ET
- Paulson headed to Mideast later this month AP - Fri May 16, 6:43 PM ET
- Surprise rebound in housing, outlook still shaky AP - Fri May 16, 6:08 PM ET
- Consumers' mood as grim as early-80s Reuters - Fri May 16, 4:59 PM ET
- Wall St ends flat as energy gains offset sentiment Reuters - Fri May 16, 4:49 PM ET
News Stories
- Paulson Suggests Worst Is Past For Economy, but Housing Still Weak at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, May 16, 2008
- Confidence Slumps, Single-Family Home Starts Fall at Bloomberg.com - Fri, May 16, 2008
- Food Costs Jump Most in 18 Years at The Washington Post - Thu, May 15, 2008
- Bernanke Offers Upbeat Remarks, Encouraged by Banks' Conditions at The Wall Street Journal - Thu, May 15, 2008
- Price Data Suggests Slowdown Is Cooling Inflation at The New York Times - Thu, May 15, 2008
Feature Articles
- Bernanke's Bubble Laboratory at The Wall Street Journal - Fri, May 16, 2008
- As food prices shoot up, so do backyard gardens The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Fri, May 16, 2008
- If inflation is up 3.9 percent, why does it feel worse? at Christian Science Monitor - Thu, May 15, 2008
- A Day in the Inflationary Life at Business Week - Wed, May 14, 2008
- Recession? Not So Fast, Say Some at The Wall Street Journal - Wed, May 14, 2008
- Burdened by the Weight of Inflation at The Washington Post - Wed, May 14, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- No Rebates for You at The New York Times - Thu, May 15, 2008
- Fed Adds Liquidity and Economy Avoids Recession at Bloomberg.com - Thu, May 15, 2008
- A generation in the red at The Los Angeles Times - Wed, May 14, 2008
- Insight: Markets are too optimistic Financial Times via Yahoo! News - Tue, May 13, 2008
- The Oil Nonbubble at The New York Times - Mon, May 12, 2008
- Tight Money Won't Slay Food, Energy Inflation at Bloomberg.com - Fri, May 09, 2008
Related Web Sites
- U.S. Economic Calendar
- economic indicators to be released in the coming week. From Yahoo! Finance.
- Economy at a Glance
- Key economic statistics, updated monthly. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- Federal Reserve System Beige Book
- provides national and regional summaries of U.S. economic conditions.
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- site includes updates on economic indicators and data.
- The Conference Board
- non-profit, non-advocacy organization that created the consumer confidence index, an economic indicator released monthly. Also tracks leading economic indicators.
- Statistics of Income (SOI)
- Find out more about individual and corporate income from data files compiled from tax and information returns filed with the IRS.
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Audio
- U.S. Railroad Industry Thriving as Economy Slumps at NPR - Tue, May 13, 2008
- Inflation Calculation Leaves Out Food, Energy Prices at NPR - Tue, May 13, 2008
- Do U.S. Crime Rates Rise as Economy Falls? at NPR - Fri, May 09, 2008
Video
- Inflation pressures ease despite food price jump Thu, May 15, 2008
- Donald Trump on the economy Thu, May 15, 2008
- Consumers give stores some relief Thu, May 08, 2008