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January private-sector jobs rise 170K
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Private-sector payrolls increased 170,000 in January, led by the service-providing sector and small businesses, according to the ADP employment report released Wednesday. The December level was revised to 292,000 from a...
10 Tips From Entrepreneurship Experts on How to Get Started
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Real Estate Firm Proves Successful in Slow Market
Memphis Invest, a leader in the burgeoning turn-key real estate investment industry, announced today that it more than doubled its business last year with a 60-percent increase in home sales on behalf of its investors during 2011 compared to 2010.
Record-low mortgage rates in 2011 weren’t enough
In a year when the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage fell to new record lows — it’s been under 4% for more than two months straight now — home prices also dropped, about 3% to 4% over the past 12 months. It’s not supposed to be that way. R...
Housing starts up, but still worst year on record
The Commerce Department's report on November housing starts surprised on the upside, according to Patrick Newport, economist at IHS Global Insight. He tells Alisa Parenti this is still the worst year on record for home builders.
Fed busy behind scenes on third year of zero rates
Federal Reserve officials are expected to hold policy steady next week but work behind the scenes on another round of quantitative easing and a change in communication strategy.
Worrying signs in trade data
The news that the U.S. trade gap has dropped for a fourth consecutive month sounds good — until one looks under the hood and sees both imports and exports declining, writes Steve Goldstein.
Household debt shrinks for 13th straight quarter
Households reduced their debt in the third quarter for the 13th straight period as the housing market bust continues to reduce demand for mortgages.
30-year mortgage averages 4%
For the fifth week in a row, rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages average at or below 4%, according to Freddie Mac’s latest weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates.
Dow 67,585.69? Modeling inflation
The long-term is nearly impossible to predict but assuming that inflation expectations trend higher, you could get to Dow 67,585.69.
Fed has latitude to set inflation goal
Federal Reserve policy makers "have considerable latitude" to choose its long-term inflation goal, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday. Bernanke did not elaborate on the remark. Some dovish Fed members believe the c...
Financial stocks fall on Italian bond jitters
Shares of the top U.S. banks fell Wednesday as investors once again sold across the board because of growing troubles with Italy’s bond market.
Financial literacy is a big, fat Wall Street hoax
Financial-literacy programs are getting popular again. Warning: They don’t work.
The great $26 billion real estate swindle
Almost everyone who took the bribe of an $8,000 tax credit to buy a house in 2009 and 2010 has lost money on the deal, writes Brett Arends.
Banks retreat on fees but they won’t surrender
Bank of America dropped its debit-card fee but banks will find new revenue sources. Here’s what you need to watch for.
Banks face deadline on tougher mortgage standards
Big banks struggling with stalled mortgage modification application processes face a new hurdle — tighter standards due to take effect in just over two months from financial giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
That 401(k) loan may cost more than you realize
About one in four investors borrow money from their 401(k), but, while such loans have some benefits compared to other sources of credit, they also can hit your retirement savings in unexpected ways.
Mortgage rates plunge beyond expectations
Economists and bankers who follow mortgage rates religiously think that rates don’t have much farther to drop from their record lows. They expect that rates can only go up.
Europe recession fears mount
A long-running debt crisis and further evidence of slowing growth momentum is stoking doubts about Europe’s ability to avoid recession.
Why it pays to shop around for mortgages
As soon as you think mortgage rates can’t get any lower, fixed-rate mortgages hit a new record low this week. But the spread between the average rate and the lowest rates are at an all-time high, according to LendingTree.
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