Markets News Afternoon: US new home sales unexpectedly jumped in October; Budget Travel in liquidation with loss of 172 jobs; ESRI report supports single pensions tax relief rate
Nov 25th, 2009 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
Markets news on stocks, currencies and oil; US new home sales unexpectedly climbed 6.2% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 430,000 in October. The median price for a new home slipped 0.5% to $212,200. Meanwhile, Budget Travel -- Ireland’s largest tour operator - - has this afternoon applied to the High Court to have the company placed into provisional liquidation.