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With fewer federal workers, Verizon and other telecoms with government contracts will "feel the pinch," says Roger Entner with Recon Analytics.

Verizon feels the pain of federal layoffs in declining phone subscribers

The telecom company lost 289,000 monthly subscribers in the first quarter. It attributes at least part of the decline to less government spending.

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Real estate market conditions do vary by location — in Las Vegas, neither the sellers nor the buyers have all the power, said George Kypreos.

In this housing market, sellers are finally having to make concessions

More home sellers are having to sweeten the deal, with things like mortgage rate buy downs, or shelling out to pay for home repairs.

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