October 2014 Econ News

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WSJ Think Tank ‏@WSJThinkTank 2h2 hours ago
E-commerce accounts for about 6% of retail sales this year, up from essentially zero in 2000:
http://on.wsj.com/1CAZ99r

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zerohedge ‏@zerohedge 1m1 minute ago
Existing Home Sales Jump To Highest Since Sept 2013. Midwest Tumbles 5.3%
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-10-21/existing-home-sales-jump-highest-sept-2013-midwest-tumbles-53 …

BI: Markets ‏@themoneygame 15m15 minutes ago
EXISTING HOME SALES CLIMB TO 5.17 MILLION (5.10 Million Estimated)
http://read.bi/1CQ6hir

Steve Collins ‏@TradeDesk_Steve 15m15 minutes ago
US Existing Home Sales Sep 5.17 vs 5.05mm last month


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Bill McBride ‏@calculatedrisk 2m2 minutes ago
Existing Home Sales in September: 5.17 million SAAR, Inventory up 6.0% Year-over-year
4http://goo.gl/fb/2sGg04

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Alan Farley ‏@msttrader 29s29 seconds ago
Good housing news: "First-time home buyers accounted for 29% of all-transactions for a third consecutive month."

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BI: Markets ‏@themoneygame 54s54 seconds ago
CPI CLIMBS 0.1% (0.0% Estimated)
http://read.bi/1teedsJ

BI: Markets ‏@themoneygame 23s23 seconds ago CPI INCREASES 1.7% YEAR-OVER-YEAR (1.6% Estimated)
http://read.bi/1teedsJ


Bloomberg TV ‏@BloombergTV 28s28 seconds ago
BREAKING: U.S. Sept. consumer prices rise 0.1%; core rate rises 0.1%


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Bill McBride ‏@calculatedrisk 2m2 minutes ago

BLS: CPI increases 0.1% in September, Core CPI 0.1%, Cost-Of-Living Adjustment 1.7%
http://goo.gl/fb/CukExL

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Oil at $81.21. CNBC.

http://www.cnbc.com/

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BI: Markets ‏@themoneygame 1m1 minute ago
INITIAL JOBLESS CLAIMS INCREASE TO 283,000 (281,000 Estimated)
http://read.bi/ZOIbb3

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge 1m1 minute ago
Initial Claims 283K, Exp. 281K, Last 266K

Bloomberg TV ‏@BloombergTV 51s51 seconds ago
BREAKING: U.S. initial jobless claims rose 17,000 last week to 283,000; four-week average lowest since May 2000


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Bill McBride ‏@calculatedrisk 51s51 seconds ago
Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims increase to 283,000, 4-Week Average lowest since May 2000
http://goo.gl/fb/SBCoKu

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Helene Meisler ‏@hmeisler 3m3 minutes ago

Those Chicago guys. MT @bespokeinvest:Chicago Fed National Activity Index comes in hot, 0.47 vs 0.15 exp & -0.21 prev (rev down to -0.25).

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Steve Collins ‏@TradeDesk_Steve 10m10 minutes ago
U.S. Aug. Home Prices Rise 0.5% Vs Previous Month, Fhfa Says

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BI: Markets ‏@themoneygame 11s11 seconds ago
US FLASH PMI FALLS TO 56.2 (57.0 Estimated)
http://read.bi/ZONreX

zerohedge ‏@zerohedge 12s12 seconds ago
US Mfg PMI 56.2, Exp. 57.0, Last 57.5

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Bespoke ‏@bespokeinvest 1m1 minute ago
S&P 500 futures traded off about 3 points on the news that possible Ebola case in NYC has tested positive.

Downtown Josh Brown ‏@ReformedBroker 1m1 minute ago
The hatchet attack is terrorism, they found his Facebook RT @jonathanwald: Hatchet attack, first known case of Ebola. NYC on alert tonight.

Bob Byrne ‏@ByrneRWS 3m3 minutes ago
Here is the NYT Link --> Patient in New York City Tests Positive for Ebola
http://nyti.ms/1FKHUXJ

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Bespoke ‏@bespokeinvest 8m8 minutes ago
More sellers coming in; futures now off almost ten points.