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Paul Ausick

Youth Homelessness Hits Rural Teens Hardest

Recent research indicates that the prevalence of youth homelessness is about the same in both rural and urban areas of the country. But rural youth face more challenges in escaping homelessness than their urban…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Down Payments on a Home Are Dropping

A new study by researchers at Lending Tree shows that average home down payments are falling. This is good news for both buyers and sellers.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Apple Retains Grip as Top-Performing Dow Stock

Apple returns for another week as the top-performing Dow stock for the year to date even though shares dropped nearly 1.5% in another week of losses in U.S. equities markets.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Short Lines Don’t Spell Doom for iPhone Xr

Don't be fooled by the short lines reported outside smartphone stores today. Apple's iPhone Xr model hit the street today and the story that it's a flop is probably fiction say analysts at Loup…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

October Auto Sales Expected to Drop More Than 6%

Auto industry researchers at Cox Automotive and Edmunds are expecting new car sales in the United States to drop by more than 6% year over year in October. Automakers report sales data on November…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

GDP Growth Rate Slows Down to 3.5%

U.S. GDP grew by 3.5% in the third quarter, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis' first estimate. Total GDP topped $20.6 trillion, but growth was slower than in the second quarter.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Amazon Advertising Revenue Doubled in Q3

Amazon stock is being hammered Friday morning for a relatively small miss on revenue. Lost in the sell-off are some places where revenue exploded higher, like advertising.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Why Phillips 66 Earnings, Revenues Soared

Oil refiner Phillips 66 blew past estimates for both earnings and revenues. The company's secret: cheap Canadian crude that is only getting cheaper.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Google Results: The Evolution of Search

After Google reported third-quarter earnings Thursday night that beat profit expectations but missed on revenue, the stock took a 4% beating. Analysts at Loup Ventures offer their take on what the search giant is…

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago

Natural Gas Price Dips After Storage Report

The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported an addition of 58 billion cubic feet to the country's stockpile of natural gas for the week ended last Friday. Commodity prices dipped slightly following the report.

Paul Ausick · 8 years ago