Data through January 2010, released today by Standard & Poor’s for its S&P/Case-Shiller(1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, show that the annual rates of decline of the 10-City and 20-City Composites improved in January compared to December 2009. In fact, the 10-City Composite is unchanged versus where it was a [...]
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had decreased in February, rebounded in March. The Index now stands at 52.5 (1985=100), up from 46.4 in February. The Present Situation Index increased to 26.0 from 21.7. The Expectations Index improved to 70.2 from 62.9 last month. The Consumer Confidence Survey® is based on a representative sample [...]
Firm to Significantly Grow Corporate Banking Platform around the World Bank of America Merrill Lynch announced a series of new hires to its Corporate Banking platform around the world. They are, in London, Carole Berndt and Wayne Scott; in New York, Denise Menelly; in Hong Kong, Charles Alexander, Ivo Distelbrink and Tim Fleming; and in [...]
Hermann Scheer and Jeremy Leggett Speak at UK Solar Energy Conference The solar industry and market in the UK is about to explode and increase over 100 percent for many years following the introduction of government incentive on solar energy in April. “We’ve seen market boost and successful kick-starting in other countries like Italy, Belgium [...]