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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Home loan demand dips in week
The Mortgage Bankers Association of America's overall gauge of mortgage applications fell 1.6% last week to 628.7. A gauge of demand for new home loans rose 5.5% to 396.1, just 14% below the late May peak. But refi applications fell 8.6% to 1981.5, the lowest level since June '02.
Chain-store sales strong in Aug.
Same-store sales at department and discount chains last week rose 0.1% from a week earlier and 4% from a year ago, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and UBS said. Aug. same-store sales rose 1.3% from July and 3.8% from Aug. '02, Instinet Research said.
Consumer comfort gauge eases
The ABCNews/Money magazine Consumer Comfort Index dipped a point to -18 last week. Now 30% say the economy is in good shape and 37% think it's a good time to buy things, both down a percentage point in the week. A steady 56% say their own finances are healthy.
China resists currency criticism
- U.S. consumer comfort plunges to 15-month low.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 13, 2005 700+ words
...Tuesday by ABC News and the Washington Post. The ABC/Post consumer comfort index fell to negative 20 this week from negative 15 last...Council of Shopping Centers, which reported retail chain store sales fell 0.2% last week. Ahead of their policy meeting on...
- Consumer Comfort and Convenience Breakthroughs Lead Delphi's News at Frankfurt...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire September 13, 1999 700+ words
...Motor Show as its stage to unveil breakthrough advances in consumer comfort and convenience technologies. The news, to be announced...appropriate distance from the vehicle in front. Beyond consumer comfort and convenience, Delphi also will make product news with...
- Weekly consumer comfort index falls.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire April 29, 2003 700+ words
...published by ABC News and Money magazine. The ABC/Money consumer comfort index dropped to negative 19 in the week ending April 27...at negative 28 in the week ending March 23. The slip in consumer comfort stands in stark contrast to the monthly confidence index...
- Survey: Consumer comfort ebbs.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 16, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: G.D. Gearino WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. consumer comfort levels faded to an eight-week low last week, according...researchers at ABC News and Money magazine. The ABC/Money consumer comfort index sank to negative 19 this week, down from negative...
- ABC/Money consumer comfort index hits 14-month high.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire November 25, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: Edward Russo WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. consumer comfort broke out of a six-month funk to hit a 14-month high...conducted by ABC News and Money magazine. The ABC/Money consumer comfort index rose to negative 13 in the latest four-week period...
- UPDATE 1-Survey: Consumer comfort ebbs.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 16, 2003 700+ words
...Byline: G.D. Gearino WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. consumer comfort levels faded to an eight-week low last week, according...researchers at ABC News and Money magazine. The ABC/Money consumer comfort index sank to negative 19 this week, down from negative...
- U.S. ABC/Money consumer comfort index flat.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire September 30, 2003 700+ words
...David Haffenreffer WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- U.S. consumer comfort ratings were little changed in the last week, ABC News and Money magazine said. The ABC/Money consumer comfort index rose to negative 19 over the four weeks ended last...
- Consumer comfort index plunges, ABC/Post say.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire March 20, 2007 700+ words
...negative 5 this past week, matching the largest one-week decline in the 21-year history of the ABC/Washington Post consumer comfort index. "Spiking gasoline prices - up 41 cents in the last seven weeks - are the likely suspect," said pollster Patrick...
- Consumer comfort index sags.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire May 6, 2003 700+ words
(From CBS Marketwatch (Pulses)) Byline: Christine Romans The ABC News/Money magazine index of consumer comfort has given back half of its wartime gains. The index has averaged negative 21 over the past four weeks, down from negative 19...
- Consumer comfort index rises to highest level since April.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire June 27, 2006 700+ words
...attitudes improved to its highest reading since April, ABC News and the Washington Post said Tuesday. The ABC/Post consumer comfort index rose to negative 10 from negative 12 last week. The index has improved by nine points in the past five weeks, as...