Property Exchange News from 12/2011

Cash flow is crucial to businesses. Self-funded firms need to generate cash flow in order to create a return that makes the enterprise worth running in the first place. [ more ]

Gold dropped on both December 5 and 6 while silver fluctuated amid warnings from ratings agency Standard & Poor's that the credit ratings of 15 European nations might be lowered. [ more ]

The outcome of the 2012 election could have a substantial impact on legislation that is meant to stimulate the commercial real estate market and bring it out of its current doldrums. [ more ]

The most recent Short-Term Energy Outlook provided by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) predicts that diesel will not decline from its current prices, while gasoline will either maintain its current price or depreciate. [ more ]

Various safety groups are lobbying to reduce the maximum number of hours that truckers can drive in one shift due to a recent spate of accidents and resulting deaths. [ more ]

Federal Reserve data indicates that U.S. bank credit is expanding at the the fastest rate since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers helped to trigger the global financial crisis. [ more ]

Various measures of gold plunged to seven-week lows on December 13, as strong appreciation in the greenback sapped demand for the precious metal. [ more ]

An ultra-rare 1787 gold Brasher doubloon coin was recently sold for a sum of $7.4 million, which is one of the highest amounts ever paid for a gold coin, according to The Associated Press. [ more ]