Labor Department Unemployment and Payrolls Get Curveball From ADP and TrimTabs
Friday's unemployment and payrolls report from the U.S. Labor Department just became a lot more difficult to predict.
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The Conference Board reported Tuesday morning that its consumer confidence index for the month of March rose to 101.3 from 98.8 in February.
Texas Manufacturing Starts to Shrink: Sub-$50 Oil Reality Sets In
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas has released its Manufacturing Outlook report for the month of March, the first negative reading on Texas manufacturing in nearly two years.
Major Economists Forecast Slowdown in 2016
The National Association for Business Economics forecasts an improvement in the U.S. economy this year and another economic slowdown next year.
Unemployment Drops Below 4% in 8 States
The headline from the Bureau of Labor Statistics report on state unemployment for February is that Nebraska became the state with the lowest unemployment.
Durable Goods So Bad That They Are Good for the Markets
The U.S. Commerce Department has released its reading for durable goods in the month of February.
CPI Manages to Escape Deflation
The Labor Department's Consumer Price Index rose slightly more than expected in the month of February.
China Manufacturing Collapses
In the "go fast, go slow" Chinese economy, recent data show that the recent "go slow" period will extend itself.
World Water Shortage Is the Worst in 15 Years
Global demand for fresh water will outpace supply by 40% in 2030 as the world’s population increases and consumption patterns change.
16 American Cities With Double-Digit Unemployment
The recession has passed for most of America, but there are 16 American metro areas where the jobless rate remains in the double digits.
China Growth to Drop Below 7% as Economic Risks of Pollution Grow
Air pollution in China's largest cities has contributed to widespread health problems and may restrict both manufacturing and the growth of a car industry.
California Is Running Out of Water
Most of California has suffered from "exceptional drought" for months or longer. According to a prominent scientist, Californians can prepare for the state will run out of water in a year.
PPI Shows Big Deflationary Pressure
The U.S. Labor Department has released its Producer Price Index (PPI) for the month of February. In short, deflation is here, at least at the producer and wholesale level.
US Household Net Worth Rose 4.3% in 2014
In the fourth quarter of 2014, the net worth of U.S. households and nonprofit organizations rose 4.3%.
The Government Is America’s Most Important Problem
Those polled in a new survey by Gallup listed distrust of government as the country's most important problem.