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New orders for long-lasting manufactured goods excluding transportation unexpectedly fell, while the number of workers filing for jobless benefits rose last week.







Jobless claims – Unemployment benefits – Insurance – United States – Business

Finding a job got much tougher last year, as the number of available openings fell by nearly one quarter.







United States – Employment – Business and Economy – Connecticut – Business

Businesses and consumers remain exceptionally cautious and will not likely be phased by a blowout real GDP number for the fourth quarter. We have recently raised our estimate for fourth quarter real GDP growth to a 5.6 percent annual rate. A substantial slowdown in the rate of inventory liquidations will…

The number of newly laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week, a sign the job market is healing as the economy slowly recovers.

Jobless claims – Unemployment benefits – Labour economics – Layoff – Insurance

EQUITY weightings of private clients’ portfolios are expected to remain elevated relative to bonds going into 2010, in a sign of continuing optimism over global growth and, in particular, growth in Asia and the emerging markets.
Strategists are less upbeat on fixed income assets, citing a backdrop of possible interest rate rises as part of central banks’ exit strategies.
So far, there are a number… more

THE Housing and Development Board (HDB) yesterday launched four new build-to-order (BTO) projects – including two highly anticipated developments in Queenstown – bringing the total supply of BTO units to 13,500 this year.
2,670 new units are being offered in the latest BTO exercise – the largest number of flats at any one launch in recent years, HDB said.
The Queenstown projects are SkyVille@Dawso… more

(SINGAPORE) The number of new private homes sold in November fell 26 per cent month-on-month to 600 – the fourth straight monthly fall since July’s peak.
November sales were also the lowest since January, when just 108 units were sold.
Analysts say the month by month decline is due to cooling interest among mass-market buyers – typically HDB upgraders – as prices in this segment have climbed since… more

The number new claims for jobless benefits rose more than expected last week, but a  narrowing in the trade gap in October suggested the recovery was becoming entrenched.

Jobless claims – United States – Home – Shrubs – Plants

The number of homeowners on the brink of foreclosure fell in November, the fourth straight monthly decline, as mortgage companies evaluated whether borrowers were eligible for help.









Foreclosure – Mortgage – Business – Real estate – Investing

Within the vast pool of 15.4 million unemployed workers, a split is emerging: The number of long-term jobless is growing, while the number of short-term unemployed is declining.

Unemployment – Math – Recreation – Business – Insurance