Archive for July 2009
Bridges are best left unburned
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Read MoreCut from the Chase; change banks
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Read MoreBatten the hatches for gale of ‘creative destruction’
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Read MorePick one: Famous or rich
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Read MoreEconomists say consumer spending will spur growth
The economy will expand faster than previously forecast in the second half of this year and in 2010 as a revival in consumer spending signals an end to the recession, economists surveyed by Bloomberg News …
Read MoreBut did they ask consumers?
To American consumers, the economy doesn’t look so hot in July.
The Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment decreased to 64.6, the lowest reading since March, from 70.8 in June. During the expansion …
Tickers: July 10
The costs of imports and exports rose in June, with a 3.2 percent rise in import prices led by petroleum products and a 1.1 percent rise in export prices led by agricultural items, particularly corn, …
Read MoreRetail vacancies rise as rent prices drop
Vacancies at U.S. strip malls and regional malls rose, while rental rates fell as more retailers downsized or shut down in the second quarter, Reuters reported.
According to Reis Inc., a real estate research firm, …
Retail sales weak in June
Early retail sales reports show a dismal June as consumers cut back on purchases, especially of apparel, the Associated Press reported.
Limited Brands Inc. reported a 12 percent drop in same-store sales, worse than the …
Tickers: July 9
A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) and an issuer credit rating of “aa-” to Principal National Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of Principal Financial Group Inc. The outlook assigned …
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