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 […]
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Orders for durable goods expected to fall for March
Economic growth started strong early this year but has stalled, and a report for long-lasting goods, which will be released Wednesday, is expected to show […]
Home Sales Expected to Make Steady Gains in March
Sales of existing homes are expected to rise in March, falling in line with the housing recovery over the past year. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg […]
Gas Decreases & Other Good Consumer Prices
March was a good month for consumer prices, a report due out Tuesday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is expected to show. Consumer prices […]
Retail Sales To Slow In March
Retail sales will fall sharply in March due to a dismal jobs report, cold weather and continued strain on low-income families from the payroll tax […]
U.S. trade deficit narrows as oil imports fall in February
The U.S. trade gap narrowed in February as oil imports fell to their lowest level since March 1996 while exports increased slightly, the Commerce Department […]
Renting the American Dream
Two months ago, after Terri Olson’s husband was offered a new job, the couple and their two children moved from Chicago to a suburban neighborhood […]
Labor Shortages in Residential Construction
As the housing market shows signs of recovery and inventory remains low, the demand for new homes is bustling. But there’s one problem – builders […]
Auto Sales March Ahead
Auto sales surged again in March, delivering the best monthly performance in the last five years. Light vehicle sales for March totaled 1.45 million, an […]
Manufacturing keeps growing, with hiccups
Manufacturing grew more slowly than expected in March — a reminder of an uneven recovery, but a recovery nonetheless. The influential Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) […]