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Data Show Number of New Businesses Rising in Many OECD Countries

There’s good news for entrepreneurs in the developed and developing world. New data show that the number of businesses being created is rising in most of the 14-member countries of the Organization for Economic…

John Harrington · 9 years ago

Durable Goods Orders Perking Up

If there was a contest to find the one major government economic report that is the most volatile and unpredictable through good times and bad times alike, the durable goods report would have to win…

Jon C. Ogg · 9 years ago

Long Road Back for Beleaguered Puerto Rico

The road back for Puerto Rico is going to be difficult in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria. Even before the tempests hit, the island was dealing with a severe debt crisis.

John Harrington · 9 years ago

Research on Marriage by Class Shows Fragility of American Family

College-educated and more affluent Americans have relatively strong and stable marriages, in contrast with their poorer and working-class peers who face rising rates of family instability, single parenthood and lifelong singleness.

John Harrington · 9 years ago

Murders Rose to Over 17,000 in US Last Year

There has been an ongoing discussion about why crime rates have fallen recently. The same debate could apply to 2016 and its modest increase.

Douglas A. McIntyre · 9 years ago

National Economic Growth Slowed in August

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index indicated slower growth in the month of August, in part due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.

Jon C. Ogg · 9 years ago

North Korea: Country and Military by the Numbers

The war of words between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump ratcheted up tensions over the Korean threat to launch a nuclear-tipped missile into the Pacific Ocean.

Paul Ausick · 9 years ago