Real Estate & Housing

Pemex Oil Still Playing Monopoly at 75… But Not Much Longer; Run on Russia: Property Values on the Rise; Markets Tiptoe up to Fed Announcement Wednesday

Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex Oil) is Mexico’s 75-year old state run energy monopoly.

Apple Set to Make Beautiful Music; Obama Administration Marches to the Same Economic Tune; Get Ready for the Run on Hyperbole in London

This week, Apple launches its second-biggest initiative ever in the music industry.

Making Money Alert: Rolling out the Red Carpet

Wall Street rolled out the red carpet on Wednesday, with the major averages down big in the midweek...

Who’s Really behind the Home-Price Boom?; The Weaker the Better for World Markets: Dwindling Domestic Opportunities Push Spanish Business Worldwide

For many “savvy” investors, it’s no secret that the Federal Reserve is the real force keeping the U.S....

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Strong Data; Home Prices Accelerate; Consumer Confidence Soars

Although stocks shaved their gains, they still ended in positive territory across the board Tuesday strengthened by supportive...

Home Sales Reaching Fast Pace; Dollar Rallies to Highs on Bernanke’s Comments; Stocks Fall on Concern Fed will Scale Back Stimulus

Strong demand and limited supply have been boosting home sales to hit a pace that is nearly three...

Producer Prices Post Big Drop in Three Years; Deere Cuts Forecast as Wet Weather Slows Construction; Germany Fails to Stop Europe’s Malaise

The latest sign that the U.S. economy remains weak comes in the form of U.S. producer prices notching...

Daily Data Flow: Housing Crash Fades on Mortgage Payments; Buffett: Stocks to Go “Far Higher”; Dollar Gains on Yen

American homeowners increasingly are able to pay off their mortgages, marking a contrast from the housing crisis of...

Daily Data Flow: Dow Hits 15,000; Housing Rebound Rises alongside Jobs Gains; Dollar Rises against Yen

For the first time ever, the Dow Jones Industrial Average reached 15,000, setting a new record high in...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Earnings, Jobless Claims; Housing Demand up, Building Slowing; France Reached Jobless Claims Peak in March

Thanks to more earnings reports coming in, among them UPS, and a fall in jobless claims, stocks rose...