 Midday Report JUNE 30, 2009 Disney, Hong Kong agree to expand local theme parkBy MarketWatch
The Walt Disney Co. will spend HK$3.5 billion ($449 million) to fund an expansion of the Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong, as part of a strategy to attract more visitors and counter criticism of the park's small size and lack of appeal to the growing number of mainland tourists to the city. See full story. Treasurys down as economic data brightens a bit Treasury prices fall, pushing 10-year yields up for the first time in four days, after reports show the pace of home-price declines may be slowing and manufacturing data comes in surpisingly strong. See full story. Consumer confidence falls on gloomier jobs view A reading on U.S. consumer confidence relapses in June, falling to 49.3 from a slightly downwardly revised 54.8 in May, as worries grow about jobs and the economy, the Conference Board reports. See full story. Euro-zone June annual CPI turns negative Annual consumer price inflation across the 16-nation euro zone turns negative. See full story. U.S. home prices down in April: Case-Shiller U.S. home prices fell in April, but overall annual declines are slowing, according to the latest national Case-Shiller home price index. See full story. One positive aspect of the world economic upheaval, largely unremarked upon by commentators, is that the unsustainable balance of payments disequilibrium of the past few years is now coming to an end. See full story. Dead is the new retirement. OK, that doesn't sound appealing, but working till you drop is a heck of a lot better than playing crappy golf at the country club, eating chicken salad sandwiches for lunch, and complaining about your gall bladder. See full story. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: andi.fx8888.online@blogger.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2009 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111 |
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