(TrendHunter.com) The Zara London flagship store may have started a new wave of storefront designs. Forget window displays; the retail experience just became much more interesting and I’m excited to see what fashion franchises…

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(TrendHunter.com) Rudy Heeman and his flying hovercraft was the subject of a Trend Hunter find back in October 2007, so we thought you’d like to know there’s a new development: the flying hovercraft is for sale. Heeman,…

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Home prices rise for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metros tracked showing gains. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index released Tuesday edged up 0.4 percent to a seasonally adjusted reading of 145.36 in October. The index was off 7.3 percent from October last year. Continue reading Home Prices Show Improvement, but Still Long Way from Recovery Home Prices Show Improvement, but Still Long Way from Recovery originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:35:00. Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Economy The frugal consumer era continued in October, but belt-tightening lessened somewhat, as outstanding U.S. consumer credit balances fell by $3.51 billion or at a 1.7% annual rate in October to $2.482 trillion — the ninth straight monthly credit decline, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced Monday. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had expected October consumer credit to contract by $8.80 billion. Consumer credit is down 3.6% to compared to a year ago. Also, this month the Fed revised monthly consumer credit data back through March. September’s total debt outstanding was revised higher by $30.6 billion, to $2.486 trillion from the previously-released $2.456 trillion. Continue reading Consumers’ credit debt falls for ninth straight month Consumers’ credit debt falls for ninth straight month originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 07 Dec 2009 16:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy It was a pretty strong week for the U.S. economy: The manufacturing sector continued to expand, the Dow solidified gains above 10,000, and the nation lost only 11,000 jobs in November. To this the U.S. Commerce Department added more good news Friday: Factory orders unexpectedly increased 0.6% in October. A Bloomberg News survey had expected October factory orders to rise 0.2%. Factory orders increased a revised 1.6% in September, higher than the previously released 0.9% gain for September. Factory orders fell 0.8% in August. Continue reading U.S. factory orders rise unexpectedly in October U.S. factory orders rise unexpectedly in October originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , Real Estate New homes sales surged 6.2% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Wednesday , as buyers rushed to take advantage of what many believed would be the end of the $8,000 tax credit for first-time home buyers on October 30. However, Congress has since extended the first-time home buyer credit through April 30, 2010. Continue reading U.S. new home sales climb to highest level in a year, led by the South U.S. new home sales climb to highest level in a year, led by the South originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy The nearly year-long positive trend in the U.S. housing sector is continuing. Existing home sales surged 10.1% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.1 million units, the National Association of Realtors announced Monday. That’s the highest level for existing home sales in more than two years. The consensus of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News had been for October existing home sales to come in at a 5.7 million unit annualized rate. The annualized existing sales number for September was revised to a 5.54 million units, and for August to 5.1 million units. Existing home sales are also up 23.5% in the past 12 months. Continue reading Existing home sales jump 10.1% in October Existing home sales jump 10.1% in October originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , People Given that the nation’s overall unemployment rate rose to its highest level in decades in October, it’s perhaps not surprising that a majority of states reported higher numbers of joblessness last month compared to September, according to fresh data released Friday from the U.S. Department of Labor. In 13 states the rate topped the national average of 10.2%, leaving many to wonder when the economic recovery that is reportedly underway will finally result in more jobs. Overall joblessness rose in 29 states and the District of Columbia last month, while the rate fell in 13 states, according to the survey. In September , 23 states and Washington D.C. reported that their unemployment rates increased, and 14 states had jobless rates above the national average. Continue reading Majority of states see unemployment rates move higher in October Majority of states see unemployment rates move higher in October originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Microsoft , Morgan Stanley Large U.S. banks have raised money to improve their capital position this year, in some cases because the government required them to do so. Bank analysts have worried that a wave of write-downs on commercial real estate and credit card debt might require some big financial firms to go back to the funding well. That raises the question of whether institutional investors still have any appetite for putting money into global banks. Those concerns about bank funding may have been allayed a bit. Mitsubishi UFJ ( MTU ), the largest bank in Japan and a major investor in Morgan Stanley ( MS ), is raising $11 billion. The firm has already filed papers with Japan’s Ministry of Finance to sell common shares. Continue reading Mitsubishi UFJ proves banks still have access to market capital Mitsubishi UFJ proves banks still have access to market capital originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy Construction on new housing unexpectedly plummeted 10.6% in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000, the U.S. Commerce Department announced Wednesday, gouging a pothole on the housing sector’s road to recovery. It was the lowest housing start level in six months. A Bloomberg News economists survey had expected housing starts to total a 590,000 annualized rate in October. Housing starts totaled a revised 592,000 annual pace in September, and 587,000 annual pace in August. Housing starts hit a cycle-low 479,000 pace in April. Further, although housing starts are still up 8% since January, analysts caution that any increases in housing sector activity stem from a very low point with depressed construction levels, following the nation’s worst housing recession in more than a generation. Continue reading U.S. housing starts unexpectedly plunge in October U.S. housing starts unexpectedly plunge in October originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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