Keeping Track Of The Economy: 10 Stories You Need To Read Today

Here are 10 economy stories you need to read today.

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From the largest technology-focused fund ever raised to first-time homebuyers losing out, here are the 10 economic stories you need to read today.

10 economy stories you need to read today.

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1. Vista Equity Partners sets a $10B upper limit for its sixth flagship buyout fund, making it one of the largest technology-focused funds ever raised. [WSJ]

2. For the second month counting US factory production rose, largely due to increasing demand for business equipment—suggesting US manufacturing may have stabilized. [Bloomberg]

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3. Homebuilding also rose, climbing to its highest level since September after construction of single-family homes surged 5.2% from January. [WSJ]

4. Yet despite that growth, first-time house hunters are losing out in the busy US homebuying season as competition often drives prices up 10% or more. [Bloomberg]

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5. But consumer prices fell in February—in part due to slipping gas prices—but other signs point to building inflation pressures, which should reassure the Fed as it thinks about raising rates. [WSJ]

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6. This week the Fed will finally clarify where they stand on the outlook for interest rates, here's what to look for when the Fed breaks its silence. [Bloomberg]

7. But don't let rate hikes scare you away from REITs—even though they couldn't repeat their stellar 2014 performance last year, REITs still outperformed the broader market. [Nasdaq]

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8. Maybe this should scare you—Valeant (VRX) stock crashed 51% after the drugmaker not only couldn't reassure investors it's getting back on track, but went on to admit it's in danger of defaulting on its debt. [LAT]

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9. Moving over to China, Premier Li Keqiang says the country has a difficult, yet doable, task ahead—avoid mass unemployment from the country's failing mines and factories as it cuts back on the current overproduction of coal and steel. [NYT]

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10. And the Chinese JE Group snatches up Hollywood Hills landmark Yamashiro restaurant for a price tag approaching $40M, marking the group's first US acquisition. [LAT]

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