CSBJ Daily

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON _ After falling for six straight months, sales of existing homes posted an unexpected increase during February which may have reflected more aggressive price cutting by sellers in some parts of the country, a real estate trade group reported.
The National Association of Realtors said that sales of existing […]

The Associated Press
The national average price for gasoline rose 7 cents during the last two weeks.
The average price of self-serve regular gasoline on Friday was $3.26 a gallon, mid-grade was $3.38 and premium was $3.50. That’s all according to the Lundberg Survey of 7,000 stations nationwide released Sunday.
Of the cities surveyed, […]

J. P. Morgan Chase and Co. and The Bear Stearns Companies have revised their merger agreement, calling for common stock to sell for $10 per share, up from $2 per share.
In addition, both companies entered into a share purchase agreement under which J. P. Morgan Chase will purchase 95 million in […]

The Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce is looking people interested in sitting on its Membership Committee.
Chamber officials are seeking up to four people who understand the value of chamber membership and who are willing to share the value with non-members
The committee meets at 4 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday of every […]