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September 23, 2014
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From the desk of Bob Meyer...
09/23/2014
Student Debt Curbs Housing Market
A new study reports that 414,000 houses will not be bought
this year by people under age 40, because of booming student
debt levels. That is equivalent to roughly 1 in 12 home
sales this year, denting the housing industry by $83
billion, according to John Burns Real Estate Consulting.
Not only is this considered a lowball estimate, but
there's a big chunk of households over 40 who have student
debt as well.
On-Board Extras Help Airlines' Profits Climb
The nation's airlines posted $3.6 billion in profits from
April through June this year, a 64% increase compared with
the $2.2 billion earned in the previous year's period.
About 25% of the $44.6 billion in revenues in the second
quarter came from bag and other passenger fees, according to
transportation statistics. Experts attribute the strong
numbers to high-seat fulfillment (87%) and collecting fees
for a long menu of on-board extras.
Insider Stock Selling Rises
A total of 7,181 insiders bought their own stock this year
through Sept. 12, and 23,323 sold shares. The ratio of buys
to sells is near the lowest since 2000, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg and Washington Service.
Corporate repurchases reached $275 billion at the same time,
the second busiest since S&P Dow Jones Indices began
tracking the data in 1998. "It doesn't say anything very
good about the growth prospect for the business," claims CIO
McMillan at Commonwealth Financial Network.
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