International Business News - BPO http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of real estate investment trusts ended down sharply Friday, along with the broader market, on rapidly rising oil prices and a larger-than-expected rise in unemployment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/closing-glance-reits-slide-on-unemployment-news.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:10:22 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded lower Friday morning, along with the broader market, on rising oil prices and a bigger-than-expected increase in unemployment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/opening-glance-reits-slip-on-unemployment-data.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:12:33 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts closed higher Thursday, as investors looked past unsettling housing data and focused on better-than-expected May retail sales and a dropoff in unemployment claims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/closing-glance-reits-rise-on-retail-sales-results.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:06:53 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded higher Thursday morning, even as home foreclosures and late payments set records over the first three months of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/opening-glance-reits-up-on-retail-jobless-data.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:29:36 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded most lower Wednesday morning after mixed reports on the service sector and worker productivity. The Institute for Supply Management said the service sector grew at a slower pace in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/opening-glance-reits-fall-on-economic-reports.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:24:19 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts closed mostly higher Tuesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke maintained expectations that the economy will improve later this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/closing-glance-reits-close-up-on-economic-outlook.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:10:27 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded higher Monday morning after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke maintained expectations that the economy will get better later this year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080603/opening-glance-reits-rise-on-falling-oil-prices.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:19:56 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts ended down Monday along with the broader market after a report indicated that construction spending fell in April, a sign that the economy is still struggling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/closing-glance-reits-drop-on-construction-data.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:08:37 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded mostly lower early Monday after a report indicated that construction spending fell in April. The Commerce Department reported that construction activity declined by 0.4 percent in April after having been down 0.6 percent in March. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080602/opening-glance-reits-dip-on-construction-spending.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:07:58 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts ended mixed Friday as government data showed consumer spending climbed in April, but only to keep up with rising costs, and growth in personal income slowed sharply. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/closing-glance-reits-end-mixed-on-economic-news.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 16:13:14 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded mixed early Friday as government data showed consumer spending barely budged in April and growth in personal income slowed sharply. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080530/opening-glance-reits-mixed-on-spending-income-news.htm Fri, 30 May 2008 10:22:58 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts mostly rose with the broader market Thursday after the Commerce Department raised its reading of the nation's first-quarter gross domestic product. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/closing-glance-reits-mostly-up-on-economic-data.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 16:04:40 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts rose early Thursday after the Commerce Department raised its reading of first-quarter gross domestic product. The Commerce Department revised the reading to an annual rate of 0.9 percent--above the department's previous estimate of 0.6 percent, and above fourth-quarter growth of 0.6 percent. The data suggests the economy may avoid a technical recession--defined by two straight quarters of decreasing GDP. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/opening-glance-reits-climb-on-economic-news.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 10:27:34 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts ended mixed Wednesday as a rebound in oil prices deflated some optimism brought about by a better-than-expected durable goods orders report. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/closing-glance-reits-mixed-as-oil-prices-rebound.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 16:05:55 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts climbed early Wednesday as falling oil prices and a better-than-expected economic report helped alleviate investors' worries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080528/opening-glance-reits-rise-on-declining-oil-prices.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 10:10:29 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts rose with the broader market on Tuesday after the Commerce Department reported that sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000 units. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/closing-glance-reits-rise-with-broader-market.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 16:05:39 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts climbed early Tuesday as sales of new homes rose in April for the first time in six months. The Commerce Department reported Tuesday that sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 526,000 units. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/opening-glance-reits-climb-on-new-home-data.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 10:29:46 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts closed lower Friday as investors looked past a better-than-expected home sales report to focus on oil prices. The report from the National Association of Realtors showed existing home sales fell 1 percent in April, rather than declining 1.6 percent as had been expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/closing-glance-reits-end-lower-on-oil-prices.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 16:08:52 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts dropped early Friday as a report showed existing-home sales fell by 1 percent in April. The report by the National Association of Realtors was slightly better than the 1.6 percent decline that was expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/opening-glance-reits-dip-as-home-sales-fall.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 10:11:55 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts mostly rose early Thursday as markets crept higher after two sharp days of losses. Oil prices set another trading record overnight _ moving above $135 per barrel for the first time _ but pulled off their highs, offering some relief for investors. And the Labor Department said the number of workers seeking unemployment benefits declined by 9,000 last week to 365,000. The market expected a slight increase. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080522/opening-glance-reits-up-following-economic-data.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 10:12:53 EDT