The shoes Mary Huang wears around her New York neighborhood are made of finely spun nylon, and have cutouts similar to a spider’s web. They […]
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Phoenix’s Hot Housing Market to Cool
By Jeffrey Bukhari and Elly Yu After taking one of the largest hits during the financial crisis, the housing market in Phoenix has rebounded markedly […]
Caipirinhas everywhere: Brazilian cachaça ready to take over the American market
Brazilians are investing in a strong and fierce marketing campaign to promote their national spirit, cachaça, the main ingredient of Caipirinha, in the United States. […]
The Factory at Home
The draw of 3D printing isn’t only in the affordability of the machines. The technology allows for a manufacturing agility that is less common in large factories.
Summer Staycations
With the summer months approaching, people across the country are making their vacation plans. Many people, like Alea Milham’s family of five, will opt to […]
Demand For Fur Sends Prices Skyrocketing
The dimly lit showroom at Marc Kaufman Furs is packed with steel racks weighed down by fur coats of every species. Those furs are getting […]
Soaring Home Prices: An Economic Mirage?
Home prices are rising steadily for the third month in a row across the United States, but that might not be as good you think. […]
April U.S. Auto Sales expected to be stable
Auto sales are estimated to remain flat compared to last month but up from April 2012, making the automobile industry one of the economy’s strongest […]
Manufacturing to show modest growth
Manufacturing in April grew only modestly, keeping pace with a slow recovery that has sagged in recent months. “Manufacturing activity continues to expand at a […]
Personal income expected “to settle”
Personal income may have succumbed to an anemic equilibrium in March following months of fluctuations, with forecasters anticipating a slight uptick in Monday’s official report […]