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MYB: Treasury yields, Apple earnings and the difficulty of changing banks
On Early Start this morning, Christine Romans discusses this week's record low treasury yields and the speculation about whether or not the Federal Reserve will step in to push more measures to help the economy.
Romans also discusses Apple's disappointing earnings and the results of a new Consumer Union survey that says that while one in five people consider switching banks, less than half actually decide to do so because the process is so difficult.
MYB: New report from Zillow shows home values on the rise for the first time in 5 years
Christine Romans on the housing market bottoming out. A new report from Zillow shows home values are on the rise for the first time in 5 years.
MYB: U.S. stock futures trading lower
Christine Romans on U.S. stock futures trading lower and the up-and-coming one-year anniversaryof the U.S. credit rating downgrade.
MYB: Europe's debt problems worrying investors
Christine Romans on the Euro's currency falling to $1.21 and Spain's borrowing costs continuously climbing.
MYB: Economic fears hit Obama approval
Christine Romans on how despite signs of a stabilizing economy, President Obama's approval numbers have dropped.
MYB: Capital One fined, Amazon sales tax to hit more states
Christine Romans on Capital One bank fined for deceptive marketing & Amazon sales tax to hit more states.
How the drought will affect your wallet – Christine Romans explains
Christine Romans explains how drought conditions will affect crop prices and push food prices up.
Are we close to a real housing rebound? Bloomberg's Nela Richardson says...not so fast
New data shows that in the first quarter of 2012, significantly fewer homeowners are underwater on their mortgages than in the last three months of 2011, dropping from 12.1 million to 11.4 million.
But a new report out today from "Bloomberg Government" says this and other recent up-ticks in the housing market may not last and we're still a few years away from a full recovery.
This morning on "Early Start," Bloomberg Government economic analyst Nela Richardson explains the housing report and why the housing market may not make a recovery soon despite encouraging signs.
MYB: Libor scandal and your money
Christine Romans on how the libor rate scandal could affect credit cards, mortgages, car loans and more.
MYB: Careercast's top engineering jobs
It's not all doom and gloom when you look at jobs in the US. According to a new Careercast.com survey, energy jobs and engineering gigs are not only in high demand, but also pay pretty well.
According to the survey, the top 3 jobs are:
1- Petroleum engineer
2- Geologist
3- Civil engineer
This morning on "Early Start," Christine Romans reports on the Careercast.com survey and explains other bright spots in the jobs market. Read more about the Careercast.com survey here.
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