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Monday Dec 21 | via KXMB-TV Bismarck
Latest North Dakota news, sports, business and entertainment: OIL LEASES ND leads 3-state region in oil, gas leases BISMARCK, N.D. The Bureau of Land Management says federal oil and gas lease sales in the Dakotas and Montana set a record in fiscal 2009, with parcels in western North Dakota's booming oil patch accounting for the overwhelming bulk of ... Comment?
Nov 22, 2009 | via Minot Daily News
North Dakota Realtors are welcoming the continuation of a federal tax credit for first-time homebuyers and an expansion of that credit to other homeowners. Comment?
Hardest-hit areas including Nevada recovering slowly
Nov 2, 2009 | via Lahonton Valley News
The economic recovery is proceeding unevenly in its early stages, with areas hurt most by the housing slump still lagging behind other regions, according to The Associated Press' monthly analysis of economic stress in more than 3,100 U.S. counties. Comment?
AP analysis: Hardest-hit areas recovering slowly
Nov 2, 2009 | via Newsday
Counties in the Southeast, the industrial Midwest and the Southwest are still struggling and have made the least improvement, the analysis of September data found. Comment?
Sep 17, 2009 | via Minot Daily News
Nearly half of North Dakotans say they have curbed spending - a sign that the national recession is striking closer to home, according to poll results released today. Comment?
Economy crawling its way out of recession
2 min ago | via Edmonton Journal
Canada's gross domestic product grewA 0.2% in October, its second straight monthly gain. Comment?
Big gain for existing home sales
3 min ago | via Retailing Today
Retailers in the home building space had reason to be optimistic as existing home sales rose 7.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.54 million units for November, according to a report released today by the National Association of Realtors . Comment?
Sales of new U.S. homes plunge 11 percent in November
4 min ago | via St. Petersburg Times
Sales of new U.S. homes plunged unexpectedly in November to the lowest level since April, a sign the housing market recovery will be rocky and heavily dependent on the generosity of Uncle Sam. Comment?
Copper ends on strong dollar, supply threats
Friday Nov 27 | via Maktoob Business
NEW YORK/LONDON - Copper prices rallied to one-week highs on Wednesday, with values in London hurdling back up above the $7,000 per tonne level in late business as the dollar weakened and supply threats mounted at one of the world's top copper mines. Comment?
Dollar dips on housing data, profit-taking
Friday Nov 27 | via Maktoob Business
The dollar declined for the first time in five sessions against the euro on Wednesday after U.S. new home sales unexpectedly fell to a seven-month low last month, denting optimism about the economy. Comment?