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To us, though, this Associated Press article is not really about the stock market. It’s about the US economy in general, of which a big part of is the housing industry.
One of the items below indicates a rise in pending home sales. South Lake Tahoe pending home sales are here.
Here’s some bullet points as found in the article:
- Stronger-than-expected reports on manufacturing and housing.
- This reassures investors’ concerns about how durable the economic recovery is.
- The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) says the manufacturing industry grew at the fastest pace in October since April 2006.
- The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said pending home sales increased for the eighth straight month in September.
- This is the highest pending home sales reading since December 2006 and more than 21 percent above a year ago.
- The Commerce Department also says construction spending increased 0.8 percent in September, matching the gain in August.
- Ford Motor Co also reveals a surprise profit of nearly $1B in the third quarter, boosted by deep cost cuts and the government’s Cash for Clunkers rebate program.
- "This should help relieve some of the fears that the recovery is not sustainable," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist Avalon Partners Inc. of the reports.
(full article here)
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