Good News Friday-A Solid Triple
June 24, 2011 
It wasn't quite a grand slam of good news this week because the Federal Reserve reduced its growth expectations for 2011 and 2012 (click here http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/files/fomcprojtabl20110622.pdf > for the details). But it was a solid triple: . FedEx Corp. ...
Can Nine Out of 10 Economists Be Wrong?
Don't answer that! Despite the angst surrounding the crisis in Greece, many economists still anticipate a second half rebound for the U.S. economy. It appears that Greece will need to restructure its debt in the near future. The only question is how the pain is shared between governments and European ...
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (and Ships and Trucks)
Exports are a bright spot for the economy, increasing by 1.2 percent in April according to newly released data from the Department of Commerce. The weak dollar played an important role by making U.S. goods and services relatively cheaper overseas. Because imports fell in April by 0.4 percent (led lower ...
Weekly Market Insight . Contributions to % Change in GDP; Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate . 5/2/11
Contributions to % Change in GDP Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate May 2, 2011 http://www.grubb-ellis.com/Images/bobsbox/bobsbox_110502.jpgSource: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Grubb & Ellis The economy grew at a disappointing 1.8 percent annualized rate in the first quarter according to the advance estimate of gross domestic product from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Consumer ...
CoStar buys LoopNet
LoopNet.com agrees to acquisition by CoStar Merger will create single commercial database of 2 million listings By Inman News, Wednesday, April 27, 2011. CoStar Group Inc. is acquiring the most heavily trafficked online commercial real estate marketplace, LoopNet.com, in an $860 million deal that will create a single database of ...
Weekly Market Insight • Broad Dollar Index; Dollar vs. Currencie s of Broad Group of Trading Partners • 4/4/11
http://www.grubb-ellis.com/Images/bobsbox/bobsbox_110418.jpg Currencies of Broad Group of Trading Partners After a multi-decade run of appreciation, the U.S. dollar has fallen in value by some 26 percent since 2002 against the currencies of a large group of major U.S. trading partners. The dollar spiked during the credit crisis of late 2008 and ...
Market Insight . Average Price Per Gallon of Regular Gas . 4/11/11
Gasoline prices continued to march higher last week, averaging $3.684 per gallon of regular. Demand from emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil combined with geopolitical instability in the Middle East are elevating prices. With the summer travel season approaching, analysts expect prices to rise into the range ...
