Shares edge down after retail sales; earnings eyed

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A surprise decline in June retail sales was the latest worrying sign from the economy, pushing stocks slightly lower on Monday, but Citigroup earnings limited losses in another forecast-beating report from a bank. The S&P 500 has fallen in seven of the l
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Wall Street ends down amid Greek vote fears

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday as fears ahead of the Greek elections over the weekend drove down a market that had been treading water through most of the day. Based on the latest available data, the Dow Jones industrial average was down 78.63 points,
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My Tenants Burned Down My House!

Learn the top 5 ways to keep this from happening to you. How to identify disastrous tenants. Real-Estate:Property-Management Articles from EzineArticles.com
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Grubb & Ellis Chairman Kojaian Steps Down

Longtime Grubb & Ellis Co. director C. Michael Kojaian has resigned from the troubled Santa Ana, CA-based real estate services company. Kojaian, a Michigan-based real estate investor who has served as director since September 1996, advised the company Feb. 10 that he was resignin
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Wall Street down 2 percent on global debt concerns (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks dropped about 2 percent on Monday, putting the S&P on track for its fourth straight day of losses as concerns about heavy debt loads both domestically and abroad added uncertainty to a troubled market. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall Street down on Europe; bear market fears grow (Reuters)

Reuters – Wall Street fell for a third day on Tuesday on fears Europe still has failed to tackle its debt crisis, prompting worries the market is headed to new lows for the year. Yahoo! News: Business News
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Wall Street ends down after 3 days of gains (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday after three days of gains when a meeting between the heads of France and Germany failed to quell fears about euro zone leaders’ ability to contain the region’s sovereign debt woes. Yahoo! News: Business News
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New Housing Starts in U.S. Down 5% in July

According to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the new residential construction numbers for July 2011 are a mixed bag. Building Permits Privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits in July were at a seasonally adjusted an
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Dell outlook disappoints, shares down (Reuters)

Reuters – Dell Inc posted quarterly revenue slightly below expectations and said sales for the present quarter would be flat, sending its shares down 4.9 percent in after-hours trading. Yahoo! News: Business News
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