I was searching the site for re-blogging information and this is what I found, so I thought it was so interesting and helpful that I would post it again my self. I hope other people find use for it again. ASK AN AMBASSADOR: What's a Reblog & Should I Disable Comments? Your first question might
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10/24/2013
The only economic report today was the Labor Department's Weekly Initial Claims report showing the Americans filing for unemployment insurance fell by 12,000 to 350,000 in the latest week. The report was "ok" and signals that the labor market still has some hurdles to jump. A recent study by Well
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10/24/2013
America, the numbers are finally in and have been counted. The Labor Department reported that employers added 148,000 jobs in September, below the 183,000 expected while the July and August data was revised higher by a total of 9,000. The Unemployment Rate fell to 7.2%, the lowest level sinc
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10/22/2013
In housing news, Existing Home Sales in September fell 1.9% from August as the recent higher prices are cutting back on affordability for home buyers. The number came in at 5.29 million units and just near expectations of 5.30 million. Sales are still up almost 11.% since a year ago this time. Th
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10/21/2013
There were no economic data points to influence the markets today as both Stocks and Bonds are near unchanged levels. After two weeks of uncertainty surrounding the trials and tribulations in D.C., the capital markets can get back to what should be driving sentiment, economic data and corporate e
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10/18/2013
The government shutdown has ended and the debt ceiling limit has been extended. The government is now funded through January 15, 2014 while th
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10/17/2013
The government shutdown enters its 16th day, but a deal is rumored to be struck this afternoon to reopen the government and to raise the debt ceiling. The House of Representatives will be meeting at 10:00am ET today while the Senate is set to meet at 12:00pm ET. The deadline for the debt ceiling
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10/16/2013
Buying a home is a big step one that should be carefully planned out and prepared for. Ideally you should start preparing yourself and your finances for the purchase about one year in advance. This is the first part in an article series designed to give you a rough home buying preparation timeli
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10/15/2013
Not much economic news today with just a report from the New York Federal Reserve on manufacturing activity in the region. The Empire State Index in October fell to 1.5, the worst level in five months and below the 4.5 expected and down from the 6.3 registered in September. There was no indicatio
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10/15/2013