<div class="ntt_text_div"><div class="ntt_article_title">Wall Street</div><div class="ntt_horz_rule"></div><div class="ntt_article_excerpt"><p title="wall-street">Wall Street gave its response to the historic U.S. debt downgrade — run for cover.

In market chaos reminiscent of the 2008 financial crisis, nervous investors headed for the exits in droves, many looking for a safer place to put their money.</p><p title="foreclosures-fall">Foreclosures declined in more than 84% of U.S. metro areas during the first half of the year, according to the latest report from RealtyTrac, an online marketer of foreclosed properties. But that doesn't mean these markets are staging a turnaround.</p><p title="real-estate-app">When looking to buy a home, you can find some of the best tools for the search in the palm of your hand, now that the number of real estate apps for smartphones has exploded.</p><p title="housing-starts-rise">Housing starts in the U.S. jumped more than forecast in June as better weather allowed the struggling industry to break ground on delayed projects.</p><p title="the-penny">The penny is a neglected coin. Frequently orphaned on the street. Mercilessly taunted for its mediocrity. In an age of trillion-dollar debt and billion-dollar bank bailouts, America’s lowest common denomination seems to bear little value as an individual monetary unit. Yet the copper-toned coin bearing Lincoln’s profile stil</p></div><div class="ntt_read_more"><a href="http://myinvestmentservices.com/2011/08/wall-street/">Read More</a></div></div><div class="ntt_featured_pic"><a href="http://myinvestmentservices.com/2011/08/wall-street/" class="ntt_link_to_post" alt="Wall Street"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Wall-Street.jpg" alt="Wall Street" /></a><a href="http://myinvestmentservices.com/2011/08/foreclosures-fall/" class="ntt_link_to_post" alt="Foreclosures Fall"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/House31.jpg" alt="Foreclosures Fall" /></a><a href="http://myinvestmentservices.com/2011/08/real-estate-app/" class="ntt_link_to_post" alt="Real Estate App"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/House4.jpg" alt="Real Estate App" /></a><a href="http://myinvestmentservices.com/2011/08/housing-starts-rise/" class="ntt_link_to_post" alt="Housing Starts Rise"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Money.jpg" alt="Housing Starts Rise" /></a><a href="http://myinvestmentservices.com/2011/08/the-penny/" class="ntt_link_to_post" alt="The Penny"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Penny.jpg" alt="The Penny" /></a></div><div class="ntt_thumb_box"><div class="ntt_thumbnail_frame"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Wall-Street.jpg" alt="Wall Street" title="Wall Street" class="ntt_featured_thumb" /></div><div class="ntt_thumbnail_frame"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/House31.jpg" alt="Foreclosures Fall" title="Foreclosures Fall" class="ntt_featured_thumb" /></div><div class="ntt_thumbnail_frame"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/House4.jpg" alt="Real Estate App" title="Real Estate App" class="ntt_featured_thumb" /></div><div class="ntt_thumbnail_frame"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Money.jpg" alt="Housing Starts Rise" title="Housing Starts Rise" class="ntt_featured_thumb" /></div><div class="ntt_thumbnail_frame"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Penny.jpg" alt="The Penny" title="The Penny" class="ntt_featured_thumb" /></div></div><div class="ntt_left_button"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/plugins/NTTFeaturedContent2/images/fc_left_arrow.png" alt="Back" /></div><div class="ntt_right_button"><img src="http://myinvestmentservices.com/wp-content/plugins/NTTFeaturedContent2/images/fc_right_arrow.png" alt="Next" /></div><input type="hidden" name="ntt_total_fc_pages" value="3" class="ntt_total_fc_pages"><input type="hidden" name="ntt_wp_url_dir" value="http://myinvestmentservices.com" class="ntt_wp_url_dir">