Federal insurance coops do not work out as planned . All that and more tonight on nightly Business Report for wednesday, february 26th. Good evening, everyone. Im gill griffith. Tyler is off tonight. And im susie gharib. Good evening from me as well. Well, you may not know by looking out your window or at the calendar, but the all important spring housing season has already begun. And today we got conflicting and divergent signals about the direction of the u. S. Housing market. Sales of new homes in january unexpectedly shot up by nearly 10 , reaching the fastest sales pace in five years. At the same time, Mortgage Applications last week fell almost 9 . Thats the lowest level in two decades. So how do investors make sense of the data . Which way is housing headed . And what does it mean for home buyers and sellers . Diana olick reports. Reporter it was last spring in an interview on cnbc that housing guru ivy zelman uttered these fateful words. I think were in nirvana for housing. Now
The u. S. Labor movement. After a string of union setbacks in the Auto Industry and the public sector. Those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by ive been around long enough to recognize the people who are out there owning it. The ones getting involved, staying engaged. They are not afraid to question the path theyre on. Because the one question they never want to ask is, how did i end up here . I started schwab with those people. People who want to take ownership of their investments, like they do in every other aspect of their lives. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. And. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like yo
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