Tough Year for Port of Tacoma leads to new Financial Strategy (Tacoma News Tribune)

Figures confirm dismal year at Port of Tacoma
Share Kelly Kearsley; The News Tribune
The Port of Tacoma will end this year $17.9 million in the red – the first time the agency’s bottom line has been negative in recent memory.
The agency’s loss of profit is largely the result of a $38.8 million write down – or… Read More

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Housing starts fall sharply, inflation edges up

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Construction of new homes in the United States hit a six month low in October, providing more evidence of the economy’s sluggish recovery, while a surge in the cost of new and used vehicles lifted consumer…

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Housing starts fall sharply, inflation edges up – Yahoo!

Construction of new homes in the United States hit a six month low in October, providing more evidence of the economy’s sluggish recovery. The data came a day after a report showed U.S. industrial output barely budged last month, suggesting the recovery stalled somewhat after a growth spurt in the third quarter.

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U.S. Inflation Edges up, Housing Starts Fall Sharply

Construction of new homes in the United States fell sharply last month, showing potential weakness in the economy’s recovery, while consumer prices rose slightly more than expected.

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Weekly Twitter Digest (Link Roundup) for 2009-10-17

“Americans are still delusional about the long-term trajectory for house prices” http://is.gd/4fMeE # Peter Schiff on the Dori Monson show right now on 97.3FM # “Washington has lost almost 1 out of every 20 jobs since the state’s economy began slumping early last year.” http://is.gd/4joCS # Seattle P-I takes on the new NWMLS rules that target Zillow http://is.gd/4jsJa (only 2 weeks after everyone else http://is.gd/4jsKF ) # I smell a new theme for plucky lawyer vs. evil m

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