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Report: GM will no longer release monthly production figures
Autoblog.comFiled under: Plants/Manufacturing, GM General Motors has announced that it will no longer disclose monthly production figures to automotive data providers. Automotive News reports that GM notified research and data providers IHS Automotive, Automotive... -
Executive Profile: Leaders share news from companies and careers, and their outlook on the economy
We checked in with executives profiled in the Tribune in the past year to learn their news, their insights about the coming year, and how they're feeling about the economy. Curt Bailey, president, Related Midwest Related has been running on all...
Tags: Soccer, United Negro College Fund, Travel, Consumers, Finance
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Mail Call - June 17
“To all you people out there who complain about getting tickets from speed cameras, which allow you 12 miles an hour over the speed limit before you’re fined: Try to stop complaining, and slow down.” — Hancock “I just read...Tags: Sports, Politics, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Security Measures
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Student housing intent on making the grade
ATLANTA — Real estate experts and journalists from around the country gathered here recently to discuss such weighty matters as the perceived rosiness of the housing market and trends in green building. But perhaps the most arresting takeaway had to...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Students, Teaching and Learning, Rentals, Services and Shopping
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Food and gas costs push up wholesale prices, report says
Wholesale prices in the U.S. grew last month, pushed up slightly by rising food and gas costs. The producer price index – or changes in prices over time that U.S. producers can get for their goods -- climbed 0.5% in May compared to April, the...
Tags: Memorial Day, Finance, Prices, Economy, Business and Finance, Money and Monetary Policy
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Bankers expect less stringent loan rules soon
In recent years, it's been tough for many Americans to qualify for a mortgage loan. Now, there are signs that standards are gradually loosening. The Federal Reserve's newest survey of senior loan officers shows that almost 10 percent of banks have eased...
Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Politics, Interior Policy, Mortgages, Services and Shopping
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IMF urges U.S. to repeal 'ill-designed' sequester cuts
WASHINGTON -- The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged U.S. officials to scale back its automatic federal spending cuts, warning that they were "excessively rapid and ill-designed" and were hurting the nation's economic recovery "The sequester...
Tags: Christine Lagarde, International Monetary Fund, Government Debt, Politics, Public Finance
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Refinancing into shorter mortgages appears to grow more popular
WASHINGTON — The refinancing boom may be cooling down, but the move to shorter mortgages — especially 10-year loans among pre-retirees — appears to be accelerating. Some community banks say 10-year mortgages, once an insignificant...Tags: The Washington Post, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Mortgages, Fannie Mae
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IMF warns U.S. not to scale back stimulus too soon
WASHINGTON — Amid speculation that the Federal Reserve soon might start scaling back its stimulus efforts, the International Monetary Fund cautioned that a pullback before next year could hurt economies worldwide. Highlighting its concern Friday,...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Christine Lagarde, Politics, Public Finance, Labor Markets
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Consumer Sentiment in U.S. Fell in June From Six-Year High
Consumer confidence in June eased from a six-year high as progress in the labor market supported Americans' views of the economic outlook. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan preliminary index of consumer sentiment declined to 82.7 in June from...Tags: Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Thomson Corporation, Consumers
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6-week rise sends mortgage rates near 4%
Tribune reporterThe average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage loan moved ever closer to the 4 percent mark, posting the sixth consecutive weekly increase in that popular mortgage product. Freddie Mac reported Thursday the average rate was 3.98 percent this...Tags: Mortgages, Freddie Mac
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Freddie Mac: 30-year mortgage rate rises to 3.98%, 14-month high
Are 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with interest rates beginning with a “3” soon to become something found only in the history books? That prospect appeared more likely Thursday, as Freddie Mac reported that the average rate that lenders...
Tags: Credit Ratings, Mortgages, Freddie Mac
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