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...average rent in the U.S. fell 0.4% in the last three months of 2008, according to a survey of large apartment buildings in 79 metro markets by real estate analytics firm Reis. Even though landlords often find it tough to raise rent prices in winter months, the fourth quarter's decline is significant for being the first quarterly drop since the beginning of 2003. (See who's to blame for the financial crisis...
...first time in Apple's history, it reported quarterly revenue that topped $10 billion. It sold 2.5 million Macintosh computers, a 9 percent jump over the previous quarter, even as the rest of the PC industry contracted. The company also sold over 22.7 million iPods in the quarter with most of the growth occurring in international markets, according to COO Tim Cook. Indeed, Cook said that iPod sales in the U.S. actually contracted 3 percent in the quarter...
...Yesterday, three pieces of news hit the markets. China's GDP growth moved down to just over 6% in the fourth quarter. Its economic expansion has been running a hot 10% for more than five years. At the same time, Japan announced that its exports had gone off a cliff, down 35% in December. And, in Korea, GDP actually fell...
...Another underutilized energy-efficiency tip: for new construction, orienting buildings correctly and optimizing window locations can cut energy use by a quarter or more. These are savings from Day One - and at no extra cost. Dave Deppen, San Rafael, Calif...
...Another underutilized energy-efficiency tip: for new construction, orienting buildings correctly and optimizing window locations can cut energy use by a quarter or more. These are savings from Day One - and at no extra cost. Dave Deppen, San Rafael, Calif...