Home Prices Continue to Post Record Declines
Wall Street Journal
The FHFA's index is based only on loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so it doesn't include subprime and jumbo loans. This can sometimes mute decline, especially as compared to the broader-based S&P/Case-Shiller home-price indexes. …
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Dallas-area home prices a mixed bag in fourth quarter Dallas Morning News
Housing Prices in 20 US Cities Fall a Record 18.5% Bloomberg
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Home Depot, Nordstrom, Macy’s Earnings Beat Estimates
Bloomberg
Investors want to know management is “prepared to run the business should this environment persist.” Confidence among US consumers plunged to a record low in February, signaling spending will slump further as unemployment soars, the New York-based …
Retail Earnings Reflect Slowing Spending New York Times
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Macy's Posts Profit Drop, Sees Write-Down Wall Street Journal
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Home Depot Seen Gaining Momentum Over Lowe's In Tough 4Q
CNNMoney.com
Home Depot showed an edge over Lowe's in handling profit-pinching markdowns during one of the most promotional and competitive retail environments ever, analysts said Tuesday after the world's largest home-improvement retailer reported fourth-quarter …
Home Depot Puts Up A Good Front Forbes
Home Depot Tops Estimates on Cost, Inventory Controls Bloomberg
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Are These Businesses Still a Good Idea?
MSNBC
Also, as home values decline, store owners who funded their businesses using home equity lines of credit have had to cut their losses. Vermeulen predicts the next six months will see more locations forced to close their doors. He says successful stores …

Does Cloud Computing Mean More Risks to Privacy?
New York Times, United States
As people and businesses take advantage of all sorts of Internet-based services, they may well find trade secrets in the hands of competitors, private medical records made public, and e-mail correspondence in the hands of government investigators …

Murdoch's No. 2 hits the road
CNNMoney.com
"There will be a streamlined management structure between our Los Angeles based business units and the rest of the company," he wrote. Murdoch has already been taking heat from investors for sticking with his investments in publishing — particularly …
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Another bid to escape mortgage meltdown
MSNBC
Five years seemed like it would be another lifetime." But her income has dropped as her business has been affected by the economy. Meanwhile, she doesn't have 20 percent equity in her home, so refinancing is impossible. That's why she is looking to …
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Fannie Mae Rescue Hindered as Asians Seek Guarantee Bloomberg
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SEC probed Stanford companies; red flags abounded
The Associated Press
Stanford owns private jets and homes in Antigua, Texas, Florida and the US Virgin Islands, and runs businesses from Houston to Miami to Antigua to Switzerland. He lured investors from Latin America who worried about stability in their home countries or …
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Texas Town Holds Roots of Empire New York Times
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Renting office space on a budget
Los Angeles Times, CA
Professional matchmaker Julie Ferman saw revenue go up when she moved her home-based business to an office center. Professional centers offer low-cost amenities such as a shared receptionist and conference rooms. By Cyndia Zwahlen Professional …

Running a Business After Doing Time
New York Times, United States
Prison-based work programs can be effective, he explains, but their success may say as much about the cross-section of participants as the programs themselves. Ms. Rohr happily acknowledges cherry-picking the most talented prisoners who want to change …