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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
July 28, 2014
Limited availability of credit and sluggish wage growth are making it harder for prospective buyers to take the plunge, threatening to throttle the pace of the housing recovery.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
June 16, 2014
Industrial production climbed more than forecast in May, a sign gains in manufacturing are supporting growth as the U.S. economy picks up.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
June 4, 2014
The 179,000 increase in employment in May was the smallest in four months. An initial forecast had predicted a 210,000 increase.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2014
Jobless claims decreased by 32,000 to 300,000 in the week ended April 5, the lowest since May 2007, a Labor Department report showed today in Washington.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
February 3, 2014
American factories expanded in January at the weakest pace in eight months as orders slumped, a sign manufacturing cooled at the start of the year along with the weather.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
December 20, 2013
The U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter at a faster rate than previously estimated as consumers stepped up spending on services such as health care and companies invested more in software.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
December 16, 2013
Industrial production climbed in November by the most in a year, a sign manufacturing is bolstering the world’s biggest economy.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
December 6, 2013
Consumer confidence rose more than forecast in December to the highest level in five months, easing concern about household spending heading into the holiday- shopping season.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
December 5, 2013
The U.S. economy expanded in the third quarter at a faster pace than initially reported, led by the biggest increase in inventories since early 1998. Consumer spending slowed.
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By Victoria Stilwell, Bloomberg |
November 22, 2013
Job openings in the U.S. climbed to a five-year high in September, indicating employers were confident about demand before the federal government shutdown.
