Initial jobless claims on the whole are declining, making a slight decrease in tomorrow’s report highly probable but also rather negligible. Based on the last […]
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Pent-Up Demand Ramps Up Factory Activity
By Ken Christensen In response to improvements in overall job growth and consumer spending, factories continued to recover last month from their severe hit during […]
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Consumer Spending Accelerates, But Income Doesn’t Keep Up the Pace
MARCH 30, 2012 By Natalia V. Osipova Two months of solid consumer spending shows the U.S. recovery is gathering momentum. But it’s not yet time […]
Home Prices Fell to 2003 Levels in January
U.S. home prices dropped for the ninth consecutive month in January and despite a smaller decline than previous months, the numbers are only encouraging compared […]
Durable Goods Hint At A Weak Quarter
New orders for long-lasting U.S. goods increased only slightly in February, signaling that economic growth in the first quarter could be tame following December’s expiration […]
February Existing Home Sales Decline; But Up from Last Year
By Madhura Karnik Existing home sales declined marginally for February although remained relatively higher than the sales reported the same time last year, a sign […]
Former Fed Chairman Argues Against Partisan Gridlock
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker came to Cooper Union yesterday to argue that members of Congress put aside partisan differences and work to reduce […]
Big Cost of Small Business
Samantha Bailey-Champagnie has worked in finance for years and is also the treasurer for two-non profit agencies, making her well equipped to co-manage a small […]
Gas Surcharges Haven’t Added To Commodities, CPI Shows
By Menglin Huang| Mar 16, 2012 Higher gas prices in February drove headline consumer prices up by the most in 10 months. But outside of […]