Fewer Americans filed applications for unemployment benefits over the past month than at any time in the past three years, a sign the U.S. labor market is on the mend heading into the new year.
Sphinx by Oriental Weavers will host a “Kindle Your Fire” party at the Atlanta Area Rug Market on Jan. 12, 2012, from 4 to 7 in its showroom space #3A2.
Stocks closed mixed yesterday after a drop in the last minutes of trading as investors weighed downbeat housing numbers against improving U.S. consumer confidence.
With U.S. unemployment at a lofty 8.6 percent, and with home foreclosures rising and property prices under pressure, more and more Americans have given up the dream of owning, opting instead to rent.
Residential real estate prices dropped more than forecast in the year ended October, showing a broad-based decline that indicates the housing market continues to be weighed down by foreclosures.
Entrepreneur John Fitzsimmons has announced his intention to seek the Progressive Conservative (PC) nomination for Banff-Canmore, left vacant by out-going MLA Janis Tarchuk, who served 14 years in the riding.