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March New Home Sales on the Rise

Posted: April 23, 2013 at 10:30 am

The U.S. Census Bureau this morning released data on new single-family home sales for March. Sales rose 1.5% month-over-month, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 417,000, from an upwardly ...
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U.S. Construction Spending Rises in September

Posted: November 1, 2012 at 10:43 am

The U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in September rose by 0.6% to an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of $851.6 billion from a revised estimate of ...
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The 10 Best Cities for Millennials

Posted: July 9, 2012 at 6:03 am

A weak job market, along with the high cost of higher education, have made it difficult for the average college graduate in America. Approximately 53% of college graduates under ...
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May Retail Sales Drop Again (AMZN, WMT, TGT, HD, LOW)

Posted: June 13, 2012 at 9:15 am

The US Census Bureau reported this morning that retail sales in May fell by -0.2% month-over-month. Compared with May 2011, however, retail sales rose by 5.3%. For the three-month period ...
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Census Data: Poverty Rates, Median Income Drops Get Worse & Worse

Posted: September 13, 2011 at 2:24 pm

The Census Bureau is out with the 2010 figures on income, poverty, and health insurance.  About all you can hope for is that 2011 is magically better than 2010 ...
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The Ten Industries That Pay Women The Least

Posted: April 11, 2011 at 6:17 am

Women continue to struggle for equal rights in the workplace.  For at least two decades, they have earned 80% of the wages of men doing equivalent jobs. That should be ...
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The Ten Most Miserable States

Posted: March 17, 2011 at 6:13 am

“Well-being” is an inexplicable state of mind. How well people feel is based on their own internal compasses. Researchers have enough trouble defending the methodology used in testing people’s IQs. ...
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The Ten States Running Out Of Smart People

Posted: February 7, 2011 at 12:54 am

There are several states in the U.S. that are losing the eduction race to most of the others. In the past decade, these states have declining math and reading scores, ...
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The Eight States Running Out Of Homebuyers

Posted: January 17, 2011 at 8:37 pm

The single biggest problem in the U.S. real estate market is simple: There are very few homebuyers. That seems obvious, but the “buyers’ strike” has caused house prices to drop, ...
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Down-And-Out In America — 2010 Style

Posted: September 16, 2010 at 4:31 pm

The news today from the Census Bureau was awful. As the U.S. grapples with the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression,  more people must struggle to sustain themselves.   About ...
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