David Orr
David Orr
David Duvall Orris an American Democratic politician from Chicago, Illinois. He was Alderman of the 49th Ward in Chicago from February 23, 1979 to December 10, 1991. In 1987, he served briefly as Mayor of Chicago after the death of Mayor Harold Washington. Since 1991, he has been County Clerk of Cook County. As County Clerk, he is responsible for the third largest election district in the United States. Orr is a graduate of Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa. In...
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Importantly, on a year-over-year basis, the core CPI continued to inch higher,
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I still think there's a better than 50-50 chance they will raise rates again.
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People have been saying shelter, shelter, shelter but there is no point having a tent if you are cold and hungry inside.
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The fact that the boom is ending should not be interpreted as indicating any serious trouble for builders or realtors -- unless, of course, some overextended on debt in expectations that sales would continue to accelerate, ... Prior to the recent explosion in sales, a level of 700,000 had been considered very strong. The current trend should be viewed as a return to normalcy rather than as the beginning of a housing recession.
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We're looking at an innovative non-standard way to float the company, that may involve giving existing shareholders priority in any offering. We're not ruling anything out.
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We are in the second half of the season, and he needs a bit more speed.
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The data reflect that main concern that Mr. Greenspan has voiced in his recent comments, i.e., that with labor markets this tight, there is a real risk that compensation costs will accelerate faster than the ability of productivity gains to offset those costs, thus boosting unit labor costs and thereby generating price increases,
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The data is squarely at odds with the anecdotal evidence one gets from those in the industry,
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We're getting a flip with these numbers, ... We had been seeing all year long the consumer doing well and the manufacturing sector doing poorly. Here, consumer confidence has fallen, but there's a hint of the manufacturing sector stabilizing.
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But that's if economic conditions become far worse than they are now, ... It's a bit like saying 'if the sun doesn't come up tomorrow then crops will fail,' or 'the world may end if it gets hit by a meteor.'
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Given that the Fed has indicated this is a key number, that's very hopeful,
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While the monthly data is often erratic and the government statisticians warn that it takes four months to establish a change in trend, it is pretty clear from the top chart that the explosion in housing from 1997 through early 2000 is ending.
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As is evident, a clear deceleration appears to be underway. The gain was not large enough to recoup the 13.1% month-over-month decline in July.
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As is evident, a clear deceleration appears to be underway, ... The gain was not large enough to recoup the 13.1% month-over-month decline in July.