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.
There has been an ongoing discussion about why crime rates have fallen recently. The same debate could apply to 2016 and its modest increase.
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index indicated slower growth in the month of August, in part due to the impact of Hurricane Harvey.
Exports from metropolitan areas in the South generated the most revenue of any region in the United States in the first six months of the year, according to the Census Bureau.
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.
Downgrades never come at a good time, but the Moody's decision makes the acute problem of Brexit worse.
Americans plan to spend about $9 billion on Halloween-related items and activities this year, an increase of more than 8% from last year’s record.
When investors hear that one of the world’s top credit ratings agencies has issued a sovereign downgrade of one of the world’s biggest nations, it tends to bring more than just some attention. On…
Hurricane Maria is moving on to the Dominican Republic after unleashing a torrent of wind and rain on the beleaguered island of Puerto Rico, which is still reeling from the fury of Hurricane Irma…
Forget about being too nervous about the Federal Reserve hiking interest rates. In the September FOMC meeting, Janet Yellen and the FOMC have indicated that most Fed governors are expecting just one more interest…
Wednesday, September 20, 2017, will mark the Federal Reserve’s September Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting announcement. The announcement also will include forecasts by the Federal Reserve, and more importantly it should contain more detail on…
Hurricane Maria, the latest in a parade of destructive storms, made landfall Wednesday morning as a strong Category 4 storm in southeastern Puerto Rico.
The total insured and uninsured loss for residential and commercial properties, including damage from flood and wind, from Hurricane Irma is estimated to be as much as $65 billion.
Though consumer prices and producer prices have been running below 2% for the most part, it turns out that the prices of imports and exports were both above 2% in the month of August.
Despite an improved economy, new research shows most workers will not get an improvement in pay. To some extent, the move is a hangover from the Great Recession.
