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US Trade Deficit in 2016 Was the Biggest in 4 Years

Special from ZeroHedge In a report that will be closely watched by Donald Trump, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced that the US trade deficit in December decreased modestly last December: In the…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 10 years ago

60% of Americans Have Not Made a Will

More than half of Americans have no will or estate planning document. If you're in that group, maybe it's time to consider changing that, no matter how old you are.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Unemployment Rate Among Black Americans At 7.7%

While the economy has added millions of jobs over the last year, and in January added 227,000 which drove an unemployment rate of 4.8%, the rate among Black Americans remained high at 7.7% The…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 10 years ago

Choosing Up Sides in the Border Tax Battle

Friday will see the first meeting of President Trump's business advisory council. While we can't be sure what the president will want to talk about, there are certainly plenty of issues on the table.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

New Construction Spending Up 4% in December

New construction in December totaled an estimated $1.2 trillion seasonally adjusted annual rate, down slightly from the November rate, but 4.2% higher than the December 2015 rate.

Paul Ausick · 10 years ago

Did China Trade Deficit Kill 3.4 Million American Jobs?

The argument continues to be made that America's trade relationship with China has cost the United States jobs. It is one of the debates at the core of the new administration's plans to bring…

Douglas A. McIntyre · 10 years ago