The S&P/Case Shiller composite index of single-family homes in 20 metropolitan areas was unchanged from a month earlier when adjusted for seasonal factors. Economists expected the seasonally-adjusted series to rise 0.1 percent. Prices declined 4.1 percent from July 201 The data was broadly in line with analysts expectations and does little to allay fears the [...]

Tonight, the First Family is celebrating the Fourth of July by hosting more than 1,200 military heroes and their families for a barbeque, a USO show featuring Train and Amos Lee, and an extraordinary view of national capital fireworks from the South Lawn. You can check it all out on WhiteHouse.gov/Live, or watch from anywhere with our [...]

All diesel fuel in Canada … for heating and transportation … will be required to have at least a 2 percent blend starting July 1, 2011. This article from Reuters says this requirement joins the country’s 5 percent renewable content in gasoline: Industry and investors had grown impatient waiting for word on the proposed regulatory [...]

Japan’s exports in July rose 23.5% from a year earlier but the pace of expansion slowed down for the fifth straight month, government data showed Wednesday. Exports totaled 5,982.80B Yen (US.22B) in July, increasing for the 8th month running due to strong demand for Japanese automobiles, while imports was up 15.7%, the seventh consecutive month [...]

Foreign oil imports are up for the first time in 18 months according to the latest figures from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). The U.S. imported 65 percent of its oil, or 388 million barrels in July 2010, sending nearly .6 billion or 3,231 per minute to foreign countries. This is the highest number of [...]