Philadelphia, home of the Democratic National Convention, is one of the most expensive cities in America, has a median household income of $62,171, a poverty rate of 13.4%, and a cost of living which…
When told of a failed coup and a round of thousands of arrests of military, government and civilian people, most investors might just assume that the local stock market would be crushed.
Wednesday, July 13 brought yet another view from the Federal Reserve. The Fed’s Beige Book is a summary of commentary on current economic conditions. It was prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of St.…
According to the CDC there were 1,133 confirmed Zika cases between the start of 2015 and early this month. Almost 40% of those cases were reported in Florida and New York. The breakout: US…
In one of the mot anticipated rulings about international law as relates to China's claim to the rights of large portions of the South China Sea, an arbitration panel has ruled against the People's…
A country's ability to take advantage of information and communications technology in order to increase its competitiveness and well-being depends on its readiness quickly to implement and adopt new technologies as they appear.
ADP has released its National Employment Report for the month of June. This is viewed as a key directional indicator each month for the key unemployment and payrolls report from the U.S. Department of…
The Federal Reserve has released its minutes from the June 14 to June 15 FOMC meeting. Many exceptions have been made here, but the reality is that you are still seeing a Federal Reserve…
The U.S. Census Bureau reported this morning that construction spending in May dipped by 0.8% to an estimated seasonally adjusted annual rate of about $1.143 trillion from the upwardly revised estimate of nearly $1.152…