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Media Invited to Attend Fair Value and Market Regulation Roundtables

Article from: Targeted News Service Article date: November 14, 2008

The Chartered Financial Analyst issued the following news release:

Journalists are invited to attend two special events that will address a) the importance of fair value in making timely and transparent assessments of securities, and the danger of politicizing accounting standard-setting and b) investors' reaction to the effectiveness of regulation, market transparency, and conflicts of interest. Both events will offer high profile experts who will be speaking on the record. Please e-mail me to secure one of a limited number of seats.

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Home Prices Fall Again; Rate of Decline Sets Record

Posted Jul 29, 08 11:01 AM CDT in Business 

Home Prices Fall Again; Rate of Decline Sets Record
Source: AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File

(Newser) – Home prices continued to nosedive in May, a signal that the housing crisis may be worsening and a red flag for the credit markets and Wall Street, reports the New York Times. Every region covered by the S&P/Case-Schiller home-price index showed a drop compared to May 2007, with the rate of decline setting a record for the 21-year-old metric.

In both year-over-year and month-to-month misery, the Las Vegas and Miami markets continued their domination. Meanwhile, consumer confidence rebounded slightly in July, rising for the first time in 7 months and beating estimates. "The modest improvement in expectations, often a harbinger of economic times to come, bears careful watching over the next few month," one analyst told the Wall Street Journal.

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(Newser) - Consumer confidence fell a bit less than expected but still approached a 2-year nadir in January, reinforcing fears that Americans will put the brakes on personal spending. In other economic reports out today, the S&P/Case-Shiller housing-price index report showed a 7.7% year-over-year drop for November, Bloomberg reports, and durable good sales saw a better-than-expected rise in December. More »

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(Newser) - Home prices plummeted again in January, falling a record 10.7% compared to January 2007, according to the bellwether S&P Case/Shiller Hope Price composite. The March consumer confidence index, also out today, plunged to a 5-year low in yet another indication of recession, Bloomberg reports. The Conference Board measures consumer confidence as well as expectations for the next 6 months; that metric fell to a level not seen since the Nixon administration. More »

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Home Prices Decline Across Country

8.9% declines posted for fourth quarter
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(Newser) - Home prices in the top 10 metro areas slumped 8.9% over the previous year, the largest decline in 20 years, according to the closely watched S&P/Case-Shiller price index, released today. "Wherever you look things look bleak," one economist tells the Wall Street Journal , noting that declines hit 17 of the top 20 markets, with Miami, Las Vegas, Phoenix,  and San Diego all off more than 15%. More »

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