Posts Tagged ‘Cooperative’

JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon says U.S. housing market turning the corner

Nathan Andrada – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor New York, NY, United States (4E) – JP Morgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon on Friday that the U.S. housing market “has turned the corner”. Dimon’s remarks came after he announced his company’s third quarter earnings rose by 34 per cent to $5.7bn. He added that he expects [...]

World Bank offers $85 million grant to help Myanmar clear its debt

Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Yangon, Myanmar (4E) – In an attempt to support Myanmar’s economical and political reforms, the World Bank (WB) on Wednesday offered a grant of $85 million to help the debt-ridden Southeast Asian country. WB President Jim Yong Kim, in a statement, said that the world lending body is committed at eradicating [...]

U.S. existing home sales plunge in June

Nathan Andrada – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor Washington, DC, United States (4E) – Sales of existing homes in the U.S. surprisingly fell in June falling to its lowest level in eight months, an indication that the slowdown in the economy is extending into the second half of the year. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) [...]

Russia signs $10 billion nuclear power plant deal with Belarus

Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Minsk, Belarus (4E) – Russia on Wednesday signed a nuclear power plant deal with Belarus in Minsk. Under the deal, Russia will provide financial assistance to help Belarus build its first Nuclear Power Plant (NPP). The deal was signed during a meeting between the leaders of the two countries in Belarusian [...]

China offers $10 billion loan to Latin America

Fourth Estate Cooperative Staff Beijing, China (4E) – China on Wednesday offered a free trade pact with the Mercosur trade bloc as well as a loan of $10 billion to Latin American nations in an effort to help them in the region’s infrastructure projects, said Premier Wen Jiabao. Jiabao’s proposal came at the end of [...]

Rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.71 percent

Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter Arlington, Va., United States (4E) – For the first time in seven weeks, the average rates on fixed mortgages rose. However, rates are still near historic lows. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the average rate on a 30-year loan ticked up to 3.71 percent. That is [...]

Sliding home values knock 40 percent from U.S. household median net worth

Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter New York, N.Y., United States (4E) – Sinking home values have contributed to a 39 percent decline in the median U.S. household from 2007 to 2010. A Federal Reserve report Monday underscored the impact of the financial crisis and the recession on the average American. Taking the biggest [...]

Mortgage rates slip for sixth straight week

Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter Arlington, Va., United States (4E) – Mortgage rates have slipped for the sixth consecutive week, hitting all-time record lows in the wake of weak economic and jobs data. According to a report released Thursday by Freddie Mac, the average rate on a 15-year fixed loan dropped to 2.94 [...]

Home prices rise in most U.S. cities in March

Diane Alter – Fourth Estate Cooperative Reporter New York, N.Y., United States (4E) – Home prices rose in March in most major U.S. cities for the first time in seven months, Tuesday’s Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home price index showed. The report revealed that prices increased in March from February in 12 of the 20 [...]

Realty Trac: foreclosures dropped to lowest level since 2007

Linda Young – Fourth Estate Cooperative Writer Irvine, CA, United States (4E) – The number of foreclosure filings nationwide dropped in April to its lowest level since July 2007, although foreclosure activity actually increased in some areas of the country. RealtyTrac, the leading online marketplace for foreclosure properties, released its April report on foreclosure filings [...]

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