CNN CNN Newsroom May 25, 2013 17:07:00
Five-year low showing layoffs are slowing. and new home sales are on track to post the best selling rate since 2008. it's still far below the peak in 2005, but this is shaping up to be the second full year that home sales have risen. analysts say the numbers could be even better if it wasn't for tight credit conditions and the fact that there aren't many homes on the market. yahoo is spending more than $1 billion to buy tumblr, a blog site. she's been shaking up the company in a quest to turn it around. it's designed to help yahoo tap into a younger audience. carnival shares plunged 2%. they...