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Leading economic indicators hint at underlying strength

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A gauge of future U.S. economic activity in April rose to its highest level in nearly five years as firming housing and labor market conditions offset weakness in manufacturing, suggesting an anticipated growth slowdown would be temporary. Full story

How to see the world and 'arbitrage' your retirement

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the financial world, arbitrage is a trading strategy that earns profit by exploiting price differences between markets. Full story

Fed hawks call for retreat from mortgage stimulus

HOUSTON/MILAN (Reuters) - A trio of hawkish regional Federal Reserve officials are calling for the U.S. central bank to stop buying mortgage-backed bonds, citing the recent improvement in the housing market. Full story

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  A different look at the housing market’s 'roaring return'

Tianna Gaines Turner, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Jeremy Rosen from the National Center on Homelessness and Poverty, and and Executive Director of the Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center James Perry join Melissa Harris-Perry to talk about how the housing market’s rebound isn’t so real for t

  Fannie Mae to Pay $59.4B to US Treasury

Barney Frank, Former Congressman (D-MA), shares his view on fixing Fannie Mae, the housing market and the state of Wall Street.

  Inside the Business of Berkshire

Jeff Pederson, CEO & Presiden of Cort Furniture; and Dennis Knautz, President & CEO of Acme, provide insight on the housing market.

  Is the House GOP chipping away at science research?

Author Timothy Noah, the Huffington Post's Amanda Terkel and Foreign Policy's Blake Hounshell join MSNBC's Thomas Roberts for a discussion on a move by the House GOP that would require the National Science Foundation to justify its research.

  Existing Home Sales Down 0.6% March

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