Market View Sees Modest Upside Bias With Bullish Hopes
Stocks rose 43 points to new highs before a pullback erased most gains. Normal profit taking, a soft bond market, and worries about Boesky and Iran arms blamed by media contrast with the idea that a new up leg would emerge if mood money and momentum align. The author notes eight months of churning markets and a seasonally weak December to January period, while alternative investments lack appeal.
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Foreclosure Rates High Across States as Delinquencies Dip
A national mortgage survey of 10 million loans shows new foreclosures at 0.27 percent the highest since 1984, with Wyoming Oklahoma North Dakota and Alaska posting the top rates. Delinquencies 30 days or more past due fell to 5.42 percent, the lowest since March 1984, while 1 percent are 90 days delinquent and 0.92 percent in foreclosure. Highest regional rates appear in Wyoming 4.78 percent Oklahoma 3.90 percent North Dakota 3.67 percent and Alaska 2.74 percent. New Hampshire remains lowest at 0.07 percent.
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