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Paul Ausick | Dec 3, 2016 at 4:35 PM EST

Boosting Your Credit Score in 5 Easy Steps

If your credit score doesn't top 740, you'll want to do some things to push it up. That level divides…

Paul Ausick | Dec 2, 2016 at 12:35 PM EST

Cold Weather Next Week a Boon for Retailers

A blast of cold weather is expected to begin marching across the country next week. That is good news for…

Paul Ausick | Dec 2, 2016 at 10:55 AM EST

Americans to Add $103 Billion to Personal Debt This Holiday Season

Overall, Americans will add more than $103 billion to their debt on holiday spending this year, according to a recent…

Paul Ausick | Dec 2, 2016 at 10:25 AM EST

October Air Cargo Volume Rises

Air cargo volume increased by more than 6% year over year in October, on top of a 5% increase posted…

Jon C. Ogg | Dec 1, 2016 at 4:06 PM EST

Negative-Yielding Sovereign Debt Outstanding Keeps Shrinking and Shrinking

Stocks have risen handily since the end of the election, but so have bond yields. Now we have close to…

Paul Ausick | Dec 1, 2016 at 1:05 PM EST

New Construction Spending Posts November Gain

The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday morning that construction spending in October rose by more than 3% year over year.

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 30, 2016 at 2:55 PM EST

Fed Beige Book Dominated by Moderate and Modest

The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book is often reported as though it is an economic report or as though it is…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 30, 2016 at 1:25 PM EST

What Steven Mnuchin in Treasury and Wilbur Ross in Commerce Mean in the Trump Economy

When it comes to the economy, two of the most influential positions in the nation are the Secretaries of the…

Paul Ausick | Nov 30, 2016 at 12:25 PM EST

Who Really Makes Household Spending Decisions?

When asked who makes the household decisions about buying clothes and groceries and holiday gifts, women overwhelmingly say that they…

Paul Ausick | Nov 30, 2016 at 11:25 AM EST

10 States Where You Are Most (and Least) Likely to Get Hacked

Researchers have identified the U.S. states that are most likely to be exposed to and victimized by identity theft and…

Paul Ausick | Nov 30, 2016 at 9:05 AM EST

How Heavy Discounts Eroded Holiday Weekend Sales

Half of American shoppers believe that the best deals of the year are available on Black Friday. How then to…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 29, 2016 at 2:41 PM EST

Should the Major Pop in Consumer Confidence Really Be a Big Surprise?

Whether economists were caught by surprise over the strength of Consumer Confidence was entirely predictable probably remains up for debate.…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 29, 2016 at 1:05 PM EST

Fed Governor Powell Talks Up Rate Hike Odds

Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell was speaking at the Economic Club of Indiana in Indianapolis on Tuesday, and he talked…

Jon C. Ogg | Nov 29, 2016 at 11:55 AM EST

Fitch Offers Brighter US and Emerging Market GDP Growth in 2017, Less So for China

As the year comes to an end, you can expect to see more and more 2017 forecasts. Fitch Ratings is…

Paul Ausick | Nov 29, 2016 at 11:40 AM EST

Americans Spend Record $3.45 Billion on Cyber Monday

Cyber Monday 2016 is now in the books with, as expected, a new record for the largest online sales day…

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Boosting Your Credit Score in 5 Easy Steps

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Negative-Yielding Sovereign Debt Outstanding Keeps Shrinking and Shrinking

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Boosting Your Credit Score in 5 Easy Steps

Cold Weather Next Week a Boon for Retailers

Americans to Add $103 Billion to Personal Debt This Holiday Season

October Air Cargo Volume Rises

Negative-Yielding Sovereign Debt Outstanding Keeps Shrinking and Shrinking

New Construction Spending Posts November Gain

Fed Beige Book Dominated by Moderate and Modest

What Steven Mnuchin in Treasury and Wilbur Ross in Commerce Mean in the Trump Economy

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Should the Major Pop in Consumer Confidence Really Be a Big Surprise?

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