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Home prices in 'free fall' locally (Ventura County Star) People waiting for the housing market to recover need to hold on a little while longer, speakers at the Ventura County Real Estate and Economic Outlook conference said Thursday. Mark Schniepp, director of the California Economic Forecast, predicted county home prices would stabilize in 2009 as sales strengthen, but it is expected to take until 2010 before prices start to rise. The drastic ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Tariff-free zone could nourish county jobs (The Facts) For more than a dozen years it sat there unused. Maybe that was because not enough people knew about it, or because the cost savings it offers weren’t enough in prosperous times to lure a business to pull up stakes and put down roots elsewhere. us.rd.yahoo.com
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials (AP via Yahoo! News) Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major indexes ended the week with big declines, a sign that investors, who not long ago expected the economy to improve, are now growing increasingly discouraged. us.rd.yahoo.com
Join program to help others search for jobs (Houston Chronicle) Job searching goes a little easier for displaced workers, thanks to a new program launched by a church coalition in the Spring Branch area. If you are computer savvy, have good interpersonal skills and enjoy problem solving, consider volunteering with this program to support and guide unemployed persons in identifying job opportunities. Morning and afternoon shifts are available on weekdays. ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Unemployment Rate Hits 5-Year High (CBS News) The nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs, dramatic proof of the mounting damage a deeply troubled economy is inflicting on workers and businesses alike. us.rd.yahoo.com
Furniture maker goes bankrupt (London Free Press) AJAX -- The United Steelworkers union says it has been advised that Sklar Furniture in Ajax, near Toronto, has declared bankruptcy and 174 workers there will lose their jobs. us.rd.yahoo.com
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. us.rd.yahoo.com
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) By TIM PARADIS Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major indexes ended the week with big declines, a sign that investors, who not long ago expected the economy to improve, are now growing increasingly ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Stocks mostly rise as investors snap up financials (Sioux City Journal) NEW YORK (AP) -- Wall Street wrestled with intensifying economic worries Friday, extending sharp losses after a disheartening jobs report and then grudgingly engaging in some mild bargain hunting that gave the market some modest gains. The major indexes ended the week with big declines, a sign that investors, who not long ago expected the economy to improve, are now growing increasingly ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Boat Draws Attention To Great Lakes Issues (R News) A record-holding sailboat will remain docked at its home port this weekend -- not for racing, but to promote environmental issues. The Earth Voyager made Rochester its 13th stop on a summer tour of Great Lakes ports. us.rd.yahoo.com
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