In October of 2007, housing was beginning its freefall. Prices are recovering, but still around 27 percent off their peak in 2006, reports CNBC's Diana Olick.
The housing sector played a large part of the run to new highs in 2007. CNBC's Diana Olick reports what's happening in the sector now as the Dow regains its historic levels.
In case the turmoil in Italy isn't exciting enough, this week brings the post-sequestration jobs report, and this strategist has a currency trading playbook.
Italy weighs on the euro, the Bank of Japan gets a new chief, and improving business confidence lifts currencies down under - it's time for your FX Fix.
What home buyers really want, with CNBC's Diana Olick. Since the recession, high-end amenities have become necessities, she says. And people are willing to pay extra for them.
Lower paychecks for consumers seemed to take a toll on small companies, according to the latest data from Experian-Moody's Small Business Credit Index report. Discussing the state of small business, with Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics chief economist.
Home builder stocks are taking a hit today after the Commerce Department reported a 8.5 percent drop in housing starts last month, with Bob Wetenhall, RBC Capital Markets homebuilding analyst
The latest behind-the-scenes report from the most recent Fed meeting could provide clues to whether quantitative easing could come to an early end, and traders will be reading closely.
Inflation in the U.K. will remain above target for the next two years, Bank of England governor Mervyn King warned on Wednesday, but tightening monetary policy was not the solution as it could push the economy deeper into recession.
Economic and job-creation will start to purr later this year as business activity picks up — more than offsetting federal government cutbacks, predict economists surveyed by USA Today.
Of the 18 non-drugstore retailers reporting same store sales, Thomson Reuters registers a gain of 5.8 percent year over year, reports CNBC's Courtney Reagan.