Mixed Bag in Import and Export Prices for April
Thursday's economic reports might have included a very disappointing weekly jobless claims report, but we have now also seen a mixed report on import and export price trends in the month of April.
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Good News Dwindles on Treasury Budget in April
Has the good news on the Treasury budget already run its course? The Treasury showed that it saw a surplus of $106.5 billion in April of 2016. The Wall Street Journal’s published consensus estimate…
Investment Banks Lower Expectations on US Interest Rates for 2016
Wasn't 2016 supposed to be the year that U.S. interest rates finally began to rise? Now many of the top investment banks have taken down their interest rate forecasts.
Wholesale Trade Showed Mixed Sales and Inventories Data in March
Tuesday's report from the U.S. Department of Commerce is rarely a market-moving report. Still, it can create adjustments inside of gross domestic product reports for the first quarter.
America’s Biggest City, Sitka, Is Twice the Size of Rhode Island
The largest city in the United States based on square mileage is Sitka, Alaska, incorporated at is current size in 2000.
Small Business Optimism Ticks Higher in April
The National Federation of Independent Business reported Tuesday morning that its small business optimism index for April rose one point from March.
5 States Where Incomes Are Soaring
Nationwide, personal income rose more than 14% from 2010 to 2015. In five states, the rise in income was much sharper than the national average.
Detroit Mansion Hits Market for $799,000
Detroit is not a market full of expensive homes, so it unusual when one is for sale in the high seven figures hits the listings. The house at 17731 Hamilton Rd. is large at over…
March Factory Orders Ticked Higher
The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that factory orders rose by around 1% in the month of March.
ISM Non-Manufacturing Rises More Than Expected in April
The Institute for Supply Management has released its non-manufacturing sector report for the month of April via its monthly Report on Business.
Productivity Heads South as Labor Costs Keep Rising
There has been a saying for years that productivity competes with unemployment — and productivity is down.
ADP Payrolls Disappointment Likely to Dampen Labor Department Payrolls Expectations
If there is one economic report that is used each month as a barometer for the direction of the payrolls and unemployment report from the U.S. Department of Labor, it is the ADP payrolls…
A Third of San Francisco Residents Would Flee
One in three residents of San Francisco would leave the city due to high rents and housing costs. That may be the highest level since the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.
Los Angeles Is Most Polluted City in America
Air pollution is not as bad in any U.S. cities as it is in in China and India. However, in some American cities, the air is fair from pristine.
Fresno Is US City Hardest Hit by Extreme Poverty
Among the cities hardest hit by extreme poverty, Fresno is in first place, according to a recent 24/7 Wall St. article.