the entire time the employment situation has been lagging in the recovery. Although businesses are reporting profits, and housing sales are increasing, and vehicles are being...
According to the Labor Department, jobless claims decreased sharply— and more than anticipated.
Reports from Autodata Corporation show that the motor vehicle sales increased dramatically in November.
Hurricane Sandy also flattened income and consumer spending for the month of October 2012.
Most economists concur that the an annual GDP growth rate of 3% or more is necessary to bring down the unemployment rate and create a strong economy.
The bottom line of the Fed report is that the economic growth, while quite a bit slower than many people would like, is still positive economic growth.
Consumer sentiment showed consumers felt the best they have in five years about their personal financial situations and the overall economy
Retail sales ticked down 0.3% last week according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs Retail Chain Store Sales Index released this morning.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that existing home sales advanced by 2.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted number of 4.79 million homes.
The retail sales report from the US Census Bureau this morning shows that sales slumped from September to October; ticking down .3% after an increase of 1.3% from August to...
The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is now expanding its services one step out, and monitoring debt collectors
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...
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“the shadow banking sector is smaller today than before the crisis... regulators and the private sector need to address remaining vulnerabilities.”
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The consumer price index decreased 0.4 percent in April and 0.2 percent in March, according to the U.S. Commerce Department.
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The pace of job layoffs falling to pre-recession levels points to increased hiring for the future.
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The Commerce Department reports that retail sales increased 0.1 percent after tumbling a revised 0.5 percent the prior month.
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Even with rising home values and increase cost for material and labor, new home builders continue to show confidence in the residential market for single family homes.
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