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Housing's Stronger Than it Seems

11/18/2009|FOX Business

Housing's Stronger Than it SeemsBetter Home and Gardens Rand Realty's Greg Rand on why demand for housing is strong despite bad economic numbers.

Coach Evolving its Base with Poppy

11/17/2009|FOX Business

Coach Evolving its Base with PoppyCoach CEO Lew Frankfort on how the company expanded its demographics through brand recognition.

Debt to Crack Ceiling in December

11/13/2009|FOX Business

Debt to Crack Ceiling in DecemberThe Bipartisan Policy Center's Steve Bell breaks down the nation's growing national debt.

Market Expert: No Alternative to Dollar

11/13/2009|FOX Business

Market Expert: No Alternative to DollarMoody's Economy.com Managing Director Steve Cochrane on the dollar as a reserve currency.

Will Fixing Health Care Create Jobs?

11/06/2009|Bulls and Bears

Will Fixing Health Care Create Jobs?Talk show host Danny Fontana on the government focusing on health care, while unemployment is on the rise.

Benefits of Tax-Credit Extension

11/05/2009|FOX Business

Benefits of Tax-Credit ExtensionSen. Johnny Isakson, (R-Ga.), on extending the homebuyer tax credit program.

Oil Prices Raise Double-Dip Recession Risk

11/05/2009|FOX Business

Oil Prices Raise Double-Dip Recession RiskFTN Financial Capital Market's Lindsey Piegza on the relationship between oil prices and the economy.

Why Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit?

11/04/2009|FOX Business

Why Extend Homebuyer Tax Credit?Better Home and Gardens Rand Realty's Greg Rand argues the housing crisis has ended.

Factory Orders up For Fifth Time

11/03/2009|FOX Business

Factory Orders up For Fifth TimeOppenheimer Funds' Brian Levitt argues the rise in factory orders is an indication of a market recovery.

GDP Gain a One Time Thing?

11/02/2009|Web Exclusive

GDP Gain a One Time Thing?We break down whether or not the 3.5% gain is a fluke.

LATEST STORIES

Week Ahead: Data, Not Earnings, Ahead of Thanksgiving

By By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

is the nonprofit Conference Board's November consumer confidence index and the final November figure of the Reuters-University of Michigan consumer confidence index. The next day, the government reports on

Story|11/20/2009

Full Plate: Upcoming Week Stuffed With Economic Data

By By Mark Lieberman, Senior Economist| FOXBusiness| Markets

of the economy will be covered in the three busy days with data on new and existing home sales, home values, consumer confidence , personal income and weekly jobless claims. Here are the key numbers to watch: Recent housing data – at least on sales

Story|11/20/2009

Housing Market Remains Choppy: Pulte CEO

By By John Spence| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

difficulty selling their existing homes and in the overall I would tell you the biggest problem in the market is still consumer confidence , which is one reason that we are pleased to see the tax credit not only extended but expanded," Dugas said at

Story|11/18/2009

Premium-airline Demand Erodes Further In September

By By Christopher Hinton| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

August, potentially reflecting a setback in the industry's recovery. "It was notable that both world trade and consumer confidence in the U.S. dipped in recent months, which may well have driven the fall in passenger numbers seen in September

Story|11/17/2009

Winners & Losers in Fight Against the Flu

By Kathryn Glass| FOXBusiness| Markets

expected the industry to lose $80 billion in revenue as a result of “falling demand, collapsing yields, broken consumer confidence , and pandemic fears.” Now that the virus has proven less severe than was initially thought, the industry

Story|11/06/2009

U.S. Stocks Remain Lower After Economic Data

By Kate Gibson| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

YORK -- U.S. stocks on Friday extended early losses after a University of Michigan/Reuters survey pegged consumer confidence as edging up and an index of Chicago business activity climbed. Financials led a broad-market retreat that had

Story|10/30/2009

Consumer Sentiment Slips in October

Reuters| Markets

Consumers said its final index of sentiment for October slipped to 70.6, from 73.5 in September. Overall consumer confidence remained at its highest level since September 2008, when it stood at 75. It collapsed to 57.3 in October 2008

Story|10/30/2009

No Treat Here: Spooked Dow Loses 250

By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

rally as traders waited for earnings results out of Chevron (CVX) along with economic data on manufacturing, consumer confidence and personal incomes. As of 5:45 a.m. in New York, the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 17

Story|10/30/2009

Euro-zone Economic Sentiment Continues Rise

By William L. Watts| MarketWatch Pulse| Other Stories

components, industry confidence rose to -21 from -24 in September, while the services index rose 2 points to -7. Consumer confidence rose a point to -18, while retail trade was unchanged at -15 and construction gained a point to -29. Copyright

Story|10/29/2009

Market Winners & Losers: Cabot Oil & Gas, Wynn Resorts

By David O'Brien| FOXBusiness| Markets

FOXBusiness The major indexes ended mixed after early economic data showed an increase in home sales but a drop in consumer confidence . The Dow closed up 0.1%, while the Nasdaq fell 1.2% and the S&P dropped 0.3%. Here are Tuesday

Story|10/27/2009