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Monday, November 07
Last Week in the News-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Retail sales rose 0.7% for the week ending October 29, according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs index. On a year-over-year basis, retailers saw sales increase 3%.The Institute for Supply Managem...
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Tuesday, November 01
Last Week in the News-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New home sales rose 5.7% in September to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 313,000 units from a revised rate of 296,000 units in August. Compared to a year ago, new home sales were down ...
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Monday, October 24
Last Week in the News-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The combined construction of new single-family homes and apartments in September jumped 15% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 658,000 units. Single-family starts increased 1.7%. Multi...
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Tuesday, October 18
Last Week in the News-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Mortgage Bankers Association said its seasonally adjusted composite index of mortgage applications for the week ending October 7 rose 1.3%. Refinancing applications increased 1.3%. Purc...
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Tuesday, October 11
Last Week in the News-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Institute for Supply Management reported that the monthly composite index of manufacturing activity unexpectedly rose to 51.6 in September after a reading of 50.6 in August. A reading a...
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Monday, October 03
Last Week in the News-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- New home sales fell 2.3% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 295,000 units from a revised rate of 302,000 units in July. Compared to a year ago, new home sales were up 6.1%. ...