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April Housing Starts JUMP To 717K From Revised 699K Last Month http://www.businessinsider.com/april-housing-starts-2012-5 Mortgage Apps Surge 9.2% http://www.businessinsider.com/good-news-mortgage-applications-surge-92-2012-5 #in #tcot

April Industrial Production Jumps 1.1% vs Expected 0.6%; March Numbers Revised From Flat To 0.6% Decline http://www.businessinsider.com/april-industrial-production-2012-5 #in #tcot

FOMC minutes are expected at 2pm ET. Investors will be watching for signs of QE3 http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2012/05/fed-watch-fomc-minutes.html #in #tcot

IT'S OFFICIAL: Greece's Fate Could Be Decided On June 17 http://www.businessinsider.com/its-official-greeces-fate-could-be-decided-on-june-17-2012-5 Silly me, I though that was last November! #in #tcot

King Says BOE Braced for Euro Debt Crisis Risks: Policy makers voted to halt stimulus expansion last week... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/boe-sees-near-term-u-k-inflation-pressure-before-slowing-1-.html #in #tcot

Pound Falls Most in Month Versus $USD as Growth Forecasts Cut; Gilts advanced http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/pound-weakens-for-2nd-day-versus-dollar-before-inflation-report.html #in #tcot

Emerging Market Stocks Drop on Concern Over China, Greece: On defensive with cash, fixed-income assets... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/emerging-market-stocks-drop-on-concern-over-china-greece.html #in #tcot

BOJ Failed to Draw Enough Offers in Debt Purchase: Asset-purchase program, expanded 2x #in 3mos, hit a roadblock http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/boj-failed-to-draw-enough-offers-in-debt-purchase.html #tcot

$USD Haven Eclipses Gold as $GS Sees Rally: Investors reducg holdgs for 3rd month, longest stretch since 2004 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-15/gold-eclipsed-by-dollar-haven-as-goldman-sees-rally.html #in #tcot

Treasury 30-Year Bonds Slide on Economy Optimism: Euro Referendum; Strength Bets; Federal Funds http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/treasury-yield-is-10-basis-points-from-low-on-greece.html #in #tcot

Oil Drops to Six-Month Low on Rising Stockpiles, Greek Crisis: WTI futures slid as much as 2.3%... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/oil-drops-to-six-month-low-on-rising-stockpiles-greek-crisis.html #in #tcot

S&P 500 Seeks to Reclaim Support Atop 1,333: $JCP is staring at a 15% post-earnings drop http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/ezines/sp+500+seeks+to+reclaim+support+atop+1333/openingview.aspx?id=111146 $DE ANF CRB SPLS #in #tcot

Beginning Home Construction in U.S. Exceeded Forecasts #in April: Starts rise 2.6%; Permits decreased 7% http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/beginning-home-construction-in-u-s-exceeded-forecasts-in-april.html #REI #tcot

The Housing Market And The Case For Higher Inflation Targets < Ooh, boy - 'conditional inflation targeting' http://www.businessinsider.com/the-housing-market-and-the-case-for-higher-inflation-targets-2012-5 #in #tcot

Facebook Said to Raise Size of IPO to 421M Shares for $16B sale: $FB investors incl Accel Partners, $GS... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/facebook-said-to-raise-size-of-ipo-to-421-million-shares.html #in #tcot

GE Finance Unit to Resume Dividend to Parent Halted in 2009: To pay $4.5B, starting with a $475M qrtly... http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-16/general-electric-says-ge-capital-planning-4-5-billion-dividend.html #in #tcot

Rising Market Correlation and the Uptrending $VIX: "Risk On, Risk Off" - 2011-speak for “high correlation.”.. http://www.schaeffersresearch.com/commentary/content/blogs/rising+market+correlation+and+the+uptrending+vix+/outsidethebox_blog.aspx?single=true&blogid=111147 #in #tcot

Bulls Only Holding the Long Road Now: Bears have temporarily taken hold of broader markets http://www.investorplace.com/2012/05/bulls-only-holding-the-long-road-now/ $VIX NYSE DJIA Charts #in

PulteGroup Is Building Toward Something Better: $PHM has the potential to run to the high teens http://www.investorplace.com/2012/05/pultegroup-phm-is-building-toward-something-better/ #in #tcot

CHART: US Housing Starts Are Still way below pre-crisis levels and the long-term average http://www.businessinsider.com/chart-housing-start-data-since-1960-2012-5 #REI #in #tcot

The Chinese Real Estate Sector Is Unraveling: Will see greater downward pressure on prices; #REI likely to flatten http://www.businessinsider.com/china-real-estate-unravels-2012-5 #in

Solar Energy Production Starts Above Fiber-Optic Production: Solis Partners completes install of a 198KW... http://www.globest.com/news/12_352/newjersey/industrial/-321544.html #in #tcot

Metropolitan Realty Associates Refinances Jericho, NY Atrium: A $18.5M loan from Capital One Bank... http://www.globest.com/news/12_351/newyork/office/Metropolitan-Realty-Associates-Refinances-Jericho-Atrium-321498.html #CRE #in #tcot

CRE Vet Baccile Comes to UBS from $JPM: As the bank prepares to ramp up lending in the sector... http://www.globest.com/news/12_351/newyork/finance/-321533.html #CRE #in #tcot

Rockwood, Investcorp Gear for Debt Opportunities: Prospect of $2T+ #in #CRE debt maturities between now and 2020 http://www.globest.com/news/12_352/newyork/finance/-321541.html #tcot

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How TNT Made The Biggest Viral Video Ad Of The Year—In Belgium: Shared more than 3M times...since April 11! http://www.businessinsider.com/how-a-belgian-agency-made-one-of-the-most-viral-videos-of-this-year-2012-5 #in #tcot

The 25 Coolest New Businesses In San Francisco: Have all opened since January 2011 in the City by the Bay http://www.businessinsider.com/coolest-new-businesses-san-francisco-2012-5 #in #tcot