The End Of BitCoin? China Squashes, U.S. “Reaches Out”
Bitcoin was dealt a double whammy with China essentially ending Bitcoin and the U.S. threatening to do the same. While the crypto-currency has withstood a lot of body blows, these...
Case-Shiller Home Price Index at the Highest Level in Seven Years
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Internet Sales Tax – Is It Coming to a Site You Use?
Congress set to begin deliberations on establishing internet sales tax for online retail websites.
Consumer Sentiment Rises in May to 83.7
The consumer sentiment index provides a statistical representation of the overall health of the U.S. economy based strictly on consumer opinion.
Jobless Claims Drop Shows Resilient Labor Market
The DOL reports that 31 states and territories recorded decreases in initial jobless claims applications.
Bernanke Will Slow Bond Buying With Sustained Labor Market Improvement
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke warns against a” premature tightening of monetary policy.”
NAR Reports Existing Home Sales Reach 3-Year High
The housing market continue to churn forward, as existing home sales increased to its highest activity level in more than three years, according the NAR.
Brookings Institute Study Finds Jobs Moving from Downtown to Suburbs
Jobs are fundamentally dynamic. That means they are constantly changing and reshaping themselves on how they perform their duties. Just look at the news, it started out that print was...
Bernanke Worried About the Shadow Banking System
“the shadow banking sector is smaller today than before the crisis… regulators and the private sector need to address remaining vulnerabilities.”
Consumer Price Index Declines Second Straight Month
The consumer price index decreased 0.4 percent in April and 0.2 percent in March, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
Jobless Claims Fall to 5-Year Low
The pace of job layoffs falling to pre-recession levels points to increased hiring for the future.
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