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There were three months of straight gains in the real estate market, however a government tool used to measure the average price of a home in the United States showed a decline for the month of August.
According to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, housing prices …

Americans have been worried about the economy as far as joblessness is concerned, still not understanding that unemployment rates are not a leading indicator of the condition of the country financially. President Obama assured America again yesterday, that his recovery plan was on track, even …

The United States Labor Department reported over the weekend that 345,000 job were cut by employers in May 2009, which has created an average 9.4% unemployment rate. However, for the last six months, joblessness had increased by twice that much per month. The total is …

Today the Dow Industrial average dropped 7.7% or almost 700 points on news today that the country is in an “official” recession; and that we have been in one since December 2007. The news also reported that the recession will last well into 2009, or …

There has been a lot of focus on United States’ automakers Ford, GM, and Chrysler.
I have blogged about GM and Chrysler trying to merge to help keep their heads above water during these hard times. Ford’s stocks are trading around $2 a share, …