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Washington, D.C., March 5, 2015—Reports from the twelve Federal Reserve Districts indicate that economic activity continued to expand across most regions and sectors from early January through mid-February, reports the Beige Book Report.
Roseland, NJ, March 4, 2015—The private sector added 212,000 U.S. nonfarm private sector jobs in February.
Philadelphia, PA, March 4, 2015—As fallout of the 60 Minutes report that found some of Lumber Liquidators’ Chinese-made laminate flooring to have excessive levels of formaldehyde, the company’s stock fell 25%, reports Bloomberg Business.
Washington, DC, March 4, 2015—Applications for U.S. home mortgages edged up last week as interest rates dipped according to Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) figures, Reuters reports.
High Point, NC, March 4, 2015--IMC has announced its seminar schedule for High Point, which runs from April 18-23.
Washington, DC, March 4, 2014—The performance of commercial and multifamily mortgages continued to improve during the fourth quarter, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), reports Mortgage Servicing News.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2015—Construction spending during January was estimated at a seasonally adjusted rate of $971.4 billion, 1.1% below the revised December estimate of $982.0 billion, reported the U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2015—U.S. home prices rose 1.1% in January, reports MarketWatch. This amounts to a year-over-year gain of 5.7% says CoreLogic, which conducted the report.
Amsterdam, NL, March 3, 2015—DuPont received the 2015 Bio Business Award for Breakthrough Bio-Based Technology Platform for its Sorona biopolymer at the World Bio Markets Conference awards ceremony in Amsterdam.
Washington, DC, March 3, 2015—U.S. personal spending declined for the second consecutive month in January, reports Nasdaq.