Market Data
House Defeats Bailout
September 29, 2008
The House of Representatives voted 228 to 205 against the bailout this afternoon. It will likely go back to get reworked but for the time being it is going to translate into market peril worldwide. The Dow is already down about 5%, and the slide will likely continue across the globe.
A bailout of sorts will [...]
Silicon Valley Office Space Continues to Get Cheaper
September 22, 2008
Landlords across Silicon Valley are working hard to get space leased, and in the process are offering everything from teaser start rates to bonuses to the brokers. In fact, in the past two months we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of landlords who are looking to entice brokers by providing them with [...]
Read More >>Moffett Towers Might Finally Be Getting a Tenant
September 22, 2008
Things haven’t gone as planned for the Moffett Towers project in Sunnyvale. Since being substantially completed in late 2007, the 1.8 million square foot (when all completed) project has sat empty waiting for a tenant. The landlord reduced rental rates from $3.25 NNN to $2.95 NNN some time ago, and still has no big deals to announce.
That might [...]
HP to Cut 24,600 Jobs Over Next 3 Years
September 16, 2008
Hewlett Packard announced that it will cut nearly 25,000 jobs over the next three years as it integrates Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Most of the job cuts will likely be from beyond Silicon Valley, but the jobs cuts still amount to nearly 8% of the combined companies workforce.
Read More >>Interest Rate Update
September 15, 2008
Prime Rate: 5.00%
30-Year Bond: 4.025%
10-Year Note: 3.398%
91-Day Bill: .0797%
Fed Funds: 2.00%
Libor (3-Mo.): 2.82%
California and Silicon Valley Unemployment Rate Numbers
September 5, 2008
Numbers today came out for the national unemployment rate, and it is no surprise that the numbers continue to rise. The national rate now stands at 6.1%, a five-year high. These numbers don’t tell us much about California and Silicon Valley, so the graph to the right and data below represent the trends for the state [...]
Read More >>UK Economic Downturn “Worst In 60 Years”
August 30, 2008
The UK chancellor responsible for economic matters in the UK has indicated that the current economic downturn in the UK is the worst the country has faced in 60 years. The article touching on details and other thoughts of Alistair Darling, the chancellor, can be read here in the Guardian.
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