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Income, Spending Rise; Savings Fall - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 2:03pm | 2237In December, Personal Income rose 0.4%, matching the 0.4% rise in November, and just below the 0.5% increase in October. However, both November and October were revised up by a tick, so relative to where we thought personal income was, this is actually an acceleration. It was, on the other hand,...
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Income, Spending Rise; Savings Fall - Analyst Blog
Monday, January 31, 2011 - 1:29pm | 2237In December, Personal Income rose 0.4%, matching the 0.4% rise in November, and just below the 0.5% increase in October. However, both November and October were revised up by a tick, so relative to where we thought personal income was, this is actually an acceleration. It was, on the other hand,...
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Where the Q4 Growth Came From - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:31pm | 3991In the fourth quarter, the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2%, up from 2.6% in the third quarter, and up from the 1.7% pace in the second quarter of 2010. The growth rate was somewhat below consensus expectations, 3.5%, and frankly a bit lower than I was expecting. However, the quality of the...
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Where the Q4 Growth Came From - Analyst Blog
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 2:18pm | 3991In the fourth quarter, the economy grew at an annual rate of 3.2%, up from 2.6% in the third quarter, and up from the 1.7% pace in the second quarter of 2010. The growth rate was somewhat below consensus expectations, 3.5%, and frankly a bit lower than I was expecting. However, the quality of the...
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Jan 28: GDP Rises 3.2% - Economic Highlights
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:31am | 379GDP Advance Q4 Estimates show GDP increased by 3.2%, marginally lower than the expected 3.5% increase, after increasing by 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.6% in the third quarter of 2010. A sharp increase in consumer spending was the primary contributor to the increase in GDP. Consumer spending...
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GDP In Focus - Ahead of Wall Street
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:31am | 738The U.S. economy grew at a slower than expected pace in the last quarter of 2010. The GDP growth rate of 3.2% in the quarter came short of the 3.5% expectation. But it was a meaningful acceleration from the third quarter's 2.6% pace. The headline miss is no doubt a disappointment, but the report's...
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GDP In Focus - Ahead of Wall Street
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 10:01am | 738The U.S. economy grew at a slower than expected pace in the last quarter of 2010. The GDP growth rate of 3.2% in the quarter came short of the 3.5% expectation. But it was a meaningful acceleration from the third quarter's 2.6% pace. The headline miss is no doubt a disappointment, but the report's...
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Jan 28: GDP Rises 3.2% - Economic Highlights
Friday, January 28, 2011 - 9:58am | 379GDP Advance Q4 Estimates show GDP increased by 3.2%, marginally lower than the expected 3.5% increase, after increasing by 1.7% in the second quarter and 2.6% in the third quarter of 2010. A sharp increase in consumer spending was the primary contributor to the increase in GDP. Consumer spending...
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Options Brief: Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM)
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 11:24am | 84Shares of Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE: CIM) are higher on the session by 0.96%, trading at $4.22. Overall call volume is now running at 2.88x the daily average, with 41% of all calls traded being purchases on the offer. 1,772 contracts have traded on the session so far. Chimera Investment...
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PLD-AMB Merger to Prove Lucrative? - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 11:01am | 806As a part of a startling development that could redefine the market dynamics, ProLogis (PLD), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, is reportedly in the final stages of negotiation regarding a possible merger with its rival AMB Property Corp. (AMB). Although both the companies...
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PLD-AMB Merger to Prove Lucrative? - Analyst Blog
Thursday, January 27, 2011 - 10:15am | 806As a part of a startling development that could redefine the market dynamics, ProLogis (PLD), a leading global provider of distribution facilities, is reportedly in the final stages of negotiation regarding a possible merger with its rival AMB Property Corp. (AMB). Although both the companies...
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RAIT Acquires Non-Traded Public REIT - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 2:00pm | 454RAIT Financial Trust (RAS), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired Empire American Realty Trust, Inc., a non-traded public REIT. The acquisition is part of the long-term strategy of the company to manage and finance commercial real estate assets with capital raised in the...
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RAIT Acquires Non-Traded Public REIT - Analyst Blog
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 1:30pm | 454RAIT Financial Trust (RAS), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has recently acquired Empire American Realty Trust, Inc., a non-traded public REIT. The acquisition is part of the long-term strategy of the company to manage and finance commercial real estate assets with capital raised in the...
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Top 4 Small-Cap Stocks In The REIT-Residential Industry With The Highest Revenue (ELS, CLP, SUI, AGNC)
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 3:42am | 136Below are the top small-cap REIT-residential stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of revenue. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc (NYSE: ELS) is $500.10 million. ELS' operating margin for the same period is 28.58%. The trailing-twelve-month revenue at Colonial...
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Stocks Going Ex Dividend the First Week of February
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 2:54am | 770Here is our latest update on the stock trading technique called 'Buying Dividends'. This is the process of buying stocks before the ex dividend date and selling the stock shortly after the ex date at about the same price, yet still being entitled to the dividend. This technique generally works only...