Bankruptcies fall to 10-year low
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U.S. bankruptcy filings have fallen to a 10-year low after a tough new federal law made it more difficult for Americans to seek protection from creditors.
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A New York Stock Exchange membership was sold at the lowest price in nine years and a one-year lease on a seat dropped to a 13-year low, reflecting the decline in income on the floor.
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Business & money: Lowest August mortgage approvals since 2000.
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The number of people seeking jobless benefits in the UK falls to a 32-year low, official figures show.
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Bond prices fell Friday, as stocks were modestly lower in the wake of an uninspiring government job report. The price of the benchmark 10-year Treasury note fell 19/32 point, or $5.
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The number of mortgage approvals fell to a record low during December, industry figures show.
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Business & money: Wage growth in the public sector slows to lowest level in nine years.
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The number of Americans filing first- time jobless claims declined to the lowest level in six weeks, suggesting an improving labor market, a government report showed.
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The number of laid-off workers filing claims for unemployment benefits dropped by 9,000 to the lowest level in seven weeks.
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U.S. mortgage applications sank last week to the lowest level since the end of last year despite falling borrowing costs, an industry trade group said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously owned homes in the United States fell in May to the lowest level in almost four years, reinforcing concerns about a protracted housing slump.
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Sterling hit a new all-time low against the euro Friday and a ten-month low versus the dollar on forecasts of lower borrowing costs in Britain.
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The divorce rate falls to its lowest level for 22 years, amid a record low in marriages themselves.
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Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday to the lowest levels in two weeks.
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Home ownership in England fell for a second year in 2007, and hit its lowest level since 1998, official figures claim.
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The U.S. manufacturing economy unexpectedly contracted in December, ending a streak of 10 consecutive months of growth and sinking to its lowest point in almost five years, a private research group said Wednesday. The decline suggests that the overall economy may be weakening faster than some economists predicted.
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WASHINGTON - Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills fell in auction yesterday with six-month bills falling to the lowest level since late August.