Archive for June 2010

Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in May, a far worse result than the 0.2 percent increase analysts had forecast, CNNMoney.com reported.

The U.S. government said today that total retail sales dropped to $362.5 billion last …

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The outlook for the Twin Cities commercial real estate market is brightening, according to a recent survey by the University of St. Thomas.

The Minnesota Commercial Real Estate Survey, which was conducted by Herb Tousley, …

The era of globalization continues to plague Detroit’s industrial real estate market, as one of every six buildings in that metro area sits empty, The Detroit News reported.

But cumulatively, there are more empty industrial …

Deere & Co. might sell $300 million of three-year notes through its John Deere Capital Corp. finance unit, according to a person familiar with the offering, Bloomberg reported today. Citigroup Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & …

The trade deficit in the United States widened in April to the largest gap in more than a year, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today.

Total April exports of $148.8 billion and …

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The sound could be ringing out in workplaces all over the globe during the 2010 FIFA World Cup, set to begin at 9 a.m. Friday and run through July 11.

The matches this year, …

Des Moines was No. 1 in Forbes magazine’s latest rankings of “Best Places to Raise a Family.” The ranking is based on the cost of living, prevalence of home ownership, median household income, housing costs, …