Children are the poorest age group in the United States. Approximately one in every five or 13.3 million children across the country are poor, with child poverty rates varying considerably between states. Poverty is…
In another sign of the cooling of China's economy, its April PMI fell. It is unclear how much this drop had to do with U.S. trade sanctions.
The total value of bonds and notes in Europe with negative interest rates is back on the rise as its economy continues to trickle lower, and that is a problem.
The University of Michigan has released its revised consumer sentiment report for the month of April. This should help to quell some of those "recession is imminent" fears that the media keeps pounding into…
There are some caveats to this GDP report that have helped to boost the numbers, but the report also creates some serious confusion for bulls and bears alike.
New research from Gallup shows that around the world, people have not been sadder or worried more in over a decade.
While Google dominates the search industry and Facebook the social network segment, Amazon dominates three parts of the tech industry. That makes it the easiest of the three to dismantle.
The IFO Business Climate Index tracks the sentiment of German business management. It took a tumble in April, perhaps a reflection of a global economic slowdown, particularly in Europe. Germany is the largest economy…
Melting of the Arctic's permafrost, high-land snow, and sea ice could add as much as $70 trillion to the damages caused by climate change.
The latest report on the Social Security program projects that the funds will begin using assets to meet benefit payments in 2020. By 2035 the assets will be exhausted. What does this mean for…
New research shows there is a very large spread of how likely people are to get a speeding ticket by state.
Social Security's expected payouts will exceed its income next year. That would mark the first such year its income and expenses have been inverted since 1982.
The release Monday of the annual report on the status of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds indicates that we're coming closer to the end of full benefit payments.
A number of the fastest-growing U.S. cities and counties are located in Texas, according to a new Census report. One city stands out as it was the only one to add over 100,000 during…
Among the 3,142 counties in America, only one grew over 50%, according to a recent Census survey. It is a small county in North Dakota with only about 35,000 residents.
