Personal Finance Daily: Ignore the headlines, investors

	Personal Finance Daily JULY 17, 2012 Tuesday's Personal Finance Stories By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: The top 10 threats facing real estate Top home builder sentiment rise in nearly decade Ignore the news headlines! The more things change, the more they stay the same, Mark Hulbert writes in his column today on the lessons learned from last summer's U.S. debt crisis. Last summer, we had paralysis in Washington, European debt woes and the threat of recession at home. So what else is new? Hulbert points out that despite it all, the stock market has managed a modest gain and we shouldn't be particularly surprised. Chances are, he writes, that the next crisis won't necessarily have the long-term significance that everyone thinks it does at the time. Also on MarketWatch today, Amy Hoak writes in her Home Economics column about a survey of real-estate pros on the biggest threats facing the real estate market in coming decades. And, for both amateurs and pros alike, paying attention to the trends is essential to success. The biggest issues, according to the survey, include an again population, student debt burdens and liquidity in the capital markets. — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance The top 10 threats facing real estate Big-picture perspectives of the real-estate market are rare, as professionals tend to focus on their corner of the real-estate world—be it residential or commercial, funding or construction. Read more: The top 10 threats facing real estate. ECONOMY AND POLITICS Pessimistic Bernanke doesn't commit to action Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke sketches out for members of Congress the weaker economic outlook and stresses that the central bank is prepared to take further action to try to give the recovery a jolt. Read more: Pessimistic Bernanke doesn't commit to action. Lawmakers grill CFTC chief over broker failures Democrats and Republicans criticize the nation's top commodity-futures regulator in the wake of the collapse of two brokers that allegedly misappropriated millions of dollars in customer funds. Read more: Lawmakers grill CFTC chief over broker failures. Top home builder sentiment rise in nearly decade Home-builder sentiment in July surged the most in close to a decade to bring the level to the highest point since the recession. Read more: Top home builder sentiment rise in nearly decade. Industrial production edges up 0.4% in June Industrial production continued a seesaw pattern in June, advancing after a gain in business equipment output but finishing the second quarter with the slowest rate of growth in a year. Read more: Industrial production edges up 0.4% in June. U.S. consumer prices unchanged in June Consumer prices in the U.S. flatten out in June as declining energy costs offset an increase in the price of meat, vegetables and other foods, the government reported. Read more: U.S. consumer prices unchanged in June. INVESTING Investor patience with Goldman has gone It's hard to believe, but in early 2011, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. was a $170 stock that look poised to reclaim its pre-financial crisis glory, writes David Weidner. Read more: Investor patience with Goldman has gone. Ignore the news headlines! It's been nearly one year since the unthinkable happened: The U.S. government's credit rating was downgraded. Mark Hulbert looks at what we've learned in the intervening 12 months. Read more: Ignore the news headlines! Ignore the Libor scandal at your own risk America is scandal-fatigued when it comes to Wall Street. But it should summon its ire one more time, because the Libor scandal involves the very people who were supposed to safeguard our financial system and economy. Read more: Ignore the Libor scandal at your own risk. Tech profits: Expect more deceleration Given the current bearish trend of earnings estimates, it's likely we'll see much-weaker profit expectations after reporting season is done, writes John Shinal. Read more: Tech profits: Expect more deceleration. Why an Amazon smartphone is a bad idea As Wall Street debates the recent rumors that Amazon.com is developing a smartphone, one analyst makes a compelling case on why it's a dumb idea. Read more: Why an Amazon smartphone is a bad idea. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111