Welcome to ThinkProgress Economy’s morning link roundup. This is what we’re reading. Have you seen any interesting news? Let us know in the comments section. You can also follow ThinkProgress Economy on Twitter.
- In many cities, renting a home is no longer cheaper than buying one. [CNN Money]
- More than half the jobs created in the last six months have been in low paying industries. [Huffington Post]
- A federal judge yesterday officially approved the $25 billion foreclosure fraud settlement. [Reuters]
- The Internal Revenue Service Commissioner warned yesterday of a tax filing “disaster” in 2013 if Congress doesn’t deal with a host of expiring provisions by the end of this year. [CNBC]
- In the first quarter of 2012, malls and shopping centers registered their first decline in vacancies in years. [Wall Street Journal]
- The chancellor of the California community college system has put the brakes on a two-tier tuition system at Santa Monica College that has been the target of protests. [New York Times]
- Facebook has chosen to list its shares on the Nasdaq, instead of the New York Stock Exchange. [Financial Times]
- A report from the Government Accountability Office says that states and local governments will have a hard time balancing their budgets in the years ahead. [The Hill]
Previous in TP Economy
By clicking and submitting a comment I acknowledge the ThinkProgress Privacy Policy and agree to the ThinkProgress Terms of Use. I understand that my comments are also being governed by Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, or Hotmail’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policies as applicable, which can be found here.