Jonell Marty, a fifth-grade teacher in the Minneapolis suburb of Apple Valley, received $60 more in her paycheck on February 5, her first to incorporate […]
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Auto Sales Keep Retail Economy in Reverse
Soft auto sales dragged down overall retail sales in February and consumers did not spend enough to pick up the slack. Retail sales decreased by […]
Unemployment Rate Hits Lowest Level In A Decade
Job growth rebounded this month after a significant dip in March, easing fears that the economy may be weakening, and the unemployment rate remained steady […]
Stagnant wages and job insecurity for Millennials drags homeownership rate to 19-year low
Stevie-Lynn Pickel and her fiancé, Adonis Smith, put money into a joint savings account whenever they can. The couple has a two-year plan: save up […]
Housing starts down again in January
U.S. homebuilders started construction on fewer projects in January than in December, continuing a six-year, saw-tooth pattern of ups and downs in housing starts. January […]
March Housing Starts Will Rise With the Mercury
It’ll be a spring thaw: Housing starts likely jumped as soon as the weather warmed up in March, even as concerns remain about the cost […]
Housing Recovery Masks Dangers for Young
Galen Eckenroth has what he knows is an uncommon pastime for someone his age: He’s looking to invest in real estate. Yet no matter how […]
February Cold Keep Housing Starts Flat
Weather held U.S. housing starts flat in February, even as the sector showed signs it would grow in spring. Starts dropped to a seasonally adjusted, […]
Student debt endangers the American Dream
Paul Buehler’s $60,000 in debt weighs heavy on him. As a Ph.D. candidate in history at the University of Arizona the 31-year-old has spent the […]
Home Prices Fly High
Housing prices posted their largest monthly gain in more than five years in a sign of an accelerating market that could provide a key boost […]