Home values dip in thirds of markets across regions
The National Association of Realtors reports home values fell in about one third of the 129 markets surveyed in the first quarter, with California and the Northeast hit hardest. West declines, Midwest gains, and steady or rising prices in Hawaii and several other metros reflect mixed regional trends as mortgage rates stay low and demand for starter homes remains strong.
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Washington
California
Northeast
National Association of Realtors
Los Angeles
Anaheim-Santa Ana
San Diego
Tuccilla
Richland-Kennewick- Pasco
Washington State
Richland
Detroit
Syracuse
N.Y
Spokane
Wash
Ft. Myers-Cape Coral
Fla
Charleston
W.va
Toledo
Ohio
Springfield
Mass
Philadelphia
Honolulu
Waterloo Cedar Falls
Iowa
District of Columbia
Hawai
Texas
William S. Chee
Realtors
Colorado leader for development of new firms
Colorado tops a private study as best climate for business development with high vitality and growth capacity. Maryland Utah Washington follow. Louisiana Oklahoma and South Carolina lag. Regional notes show mixed results across Northeast Midwest Plains Mountain West and Pacific regions with recovery and pockets of weakness. NITC open house set for May 19–20. Noland Co reports Q1 1993 loss of 0.976 million and 88.3 million in sales down 7.1 percent from 1992.
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Washington - Colorado
Corporation For Enterprise Development
Colorado
Maryland
Utah
Washington State
Louisiana
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Northeast
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Maine
Midwest
Plains
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
Texas
Mountain West
Arizona
Pacific States
Washington
Oregon
California
Washington, D C
San Francisco
Chapel Hill
N.C
St Paul
Noland Co
Market gains as investors await April jobs data
New York markets edged higher as traders awaited April employment figures for clues on the economic recovery. The Dow rose about 2 points to 3,449, with NYSE volume around 272.75 million shares. Major indexes including the S&P 500 and Nasdaq showed modest gains amid the cautious mood.
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Dow Jones
IBM D's
Kmart
New York
Litton
Lowes
AllgPwr
Loyola Carp Marrot
Avemco
Mercantile Bell
Moore Corp
Nations Bank
Citizens Bank
Penney
Pepsico
Comsat Csx Corp
Exxon
Sears
Fcnb Corp
USFG
F&m Bancorp
Giant Foods
GTE Corp
Ferris, Hech
Baker Waits Inc
Standard&Poor
Commodities Mixed on Grains and Cattle Markets
Grain futures edged lower on the Chicago Board of Trade with May wheat at 4.49 a bushel and May corn at 2.27. Soybeans rose slightly while live cattle fell and hog futures slipped on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. May feeder cattle eased, and pork bellies gained modestly amid thin trading.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Carnival
Chicago Mercantile
Xpress Quality Cleaners Opens New Market Libertytown Shops
Project Entrepreneurship in Frederick launches with Xpress Quality Cleaners at New Market and Libertytown centers. Sean Hebron, a Marine veteran with 36 years in running cleaners, owns both shops offering full service cleaning with same day cut policy for early items and volume discounts. Staff include Mary Wilburn a seamstress as lead, with plans for alterations, curtains, and dry cleaning of fabrics. Operating hours are 7am 8pm weekdays, 7am 5pm Saturdays New Market, 9am 5pm Saturdays Libertytown, closed Sundays. Program led by Gary Hughes aims to help public housing residents start businesses with Strategic Marketing Group coordinating training, business planning, and funding liaison.
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Housing Authority
City of
Frederick
Xpress Quality Cleaners
New Market
Libertytown
Roscoe Bartlett
Gth
Kathleen Kinsler
J. Anita Stup
Frederick Washington
Frederick County
Ronald Sundergill
Frank Shaw
Leon Hebron
Sean Hebron
U.S Marine Corps
J's Cleaners
Mary Wilburn
Lynn Shanton
Shanton
Japan markets closed for Children’s Day holiday
Nikkei closed in Tokyo as all Japanese markets shuttered on Children’s Day. The national holiday kept exchanges closed Wednesday, with trading set to resume after the weekend and three consecutive holidays.
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Tokyo
Japan
Childrens Bay
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John A. Tuccille
By Kenneth Eskey
Scripps
Howard News Service
South
NITC
National Information Technology Center
Gaither Road
Suite
Rockville
Xsoft
Dell Computer Corp
Sun Microsystems
Becky Rawl
Noland Report
Bsa Orelacs Cpt
Emer
NER
Mark Crummett
Nikkei
Renn Kirby Pontiac
Te Sie
Renn Kirby
Pontiac
N. Market
Bette Equity Loans
Prince George
Calvert County
Montgomery County
Powlesville
ENE
Poolesville
Charles County
Anne Arundel County
St Marys County
First Virginia
First Virginia Bank
FDIC
LAW
Silbiger & Coleman
W. Patrick Street
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