This Week in City Hall
Hong Kong stocks hit their peak April 13 release announced HK stocks to reach their peak in more than 3 weeksvia
05-11-2008:- Central bank buying of US mortgage debt to halve (The Edge Daily) NEW YORK: Foreign central banks and sovereign investment funds will halve their net purchases of US agency mortgage securities as falling US trade deficits and oil prices cut into reserves,
10-year Treasury yield can't find a floor The dollar edged higher against the euro and moved slightly lower against the yen.Commentread more...
KB Home earnings nearly double Builder KB Home on Thursday said quarterly profit nearly doubled and the company raised its 2005 earnings forecast, helped by higher prices, increased sales and lower overhead expenses.read more...
Stocks End Mixed as Commodities Spike NEW YORK | Wall Street closed narrowly mixed Monday as investors wrestled with record-high commodities prices and data that pointed to a continually weakening economy. more» read more...
Sector Glance: Mortgage Lenders (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Shares of mortgage lenders closed Thursday mixed, as Thornburg Mortgage Inc.'s successful effort to raise cash by selling stock offset news of bad credit in Freddie Mac's portfolio.read more...