Consumer, investor confidence slowing Arizona’s recovery
In the week following a string of Washington and Wall Street theatrics, experts are saying that Arizona’s recovery will be slowed as consumer and investor confidence dwindles.
Arizona takes hit in stock market
The debt-ceiling debate, the downgrading of the U.S. debt and the market mini-crash this week have exacted a steep toll on Arizona’s stock market investments.
Phoenix home price index falls 1.3 percent in August
Home prices are weakening around the country, even in metro areas that were showing strength earlier in the year. The biggest drop came in Phoenix. Prices there fell 1.3 percent from a month earlier.